Claremont Foods, LLC
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — 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.
Context
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