Claremont Foods, LLC

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — WESTMINSTER, COLORADO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Claremont Foods, LLC in WESTMINSTER, COLORADO
Employer Claremont Foods, LLC Report ID 2024043168
Address 11751 Huron St., Suite 600 City, State ZIP WESTMINSTER, COLORADO 80234
Event Date April 10, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing Source of Injury Food and beverage processing machinery n.e.c.
Secondary Source Cleaning handtools n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311999 Inspection # 1742084
GPS Coordinates 39.91000, -104.99000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a metal detection machine when the rag he was using got caught by the sprocket, resulting in amputation of the right index fingertip.

Incident Summary

On April 10, 2024, a worker at Claremont Foods, LLC in WESTMINSTER, COLORADO suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with food and beverage processing machinery n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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