Cargill Meat Solutions
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — FORT MORGAN, COLORADO
| Employer | Cargill Meat Solutions | Report ID | 2025021824 |
| Address | 1505 E. Burlington Ave. | City, State ZIP | FORT MORGAN, COLORADO 80701 |
| Event Date | February 25, 2025 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations involving bone loss | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Butchering machinery |
| Secondary Source | Augers except conveyor | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311611 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.24000, -103.77000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was in the basement when he observed animal blood dripping from a small hole in the auger trough. The employee went to plug the hole with a small piece of fat. As the employee pushed the fat into the hole, the auger flight caught his fingertip, resulting in amputation between the nailbed and first knuckle.
Incident Summary
On February 25, 2025, a worker at Cargill Meat Solutions in FORT MORGAN, COLORADO suffered amputations involving bone loss to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with butchering machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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