Aspen Baking Company
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations involving bone loss — DENVER, COLORADO
| Employer | Aspen Baking Company | Report ID | 2024043688 |
| Address | 8035 East 40th Avenue | City, State ZIP | DENVER, COLORADO 80207 |
| Event Date | April 28, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Other finger(s) n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Source of Injury | Food and beverage processing machinery n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Machine guards | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311811 | Inspection # | 1745803 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.77000, -104.89000 | ||
Incident Narrative
While the dough divider rounder machine was in operation, an employee was feeding dough through a missing guarding window. The folding mechanism of the machine caught the employee's hand, resulting in amputation of the top joint of the employee's right middle finger.
Incident Summary
On April 28, 2024, a worker at Aspen Baking Company in DENVER, COLORADO suffered amputations involving bone loss to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with food and beverage processing machinery n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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