OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221440332

PETDINE, LLC

FORT COLLINS, CO· 2022-02-15T00:00:00

Event: Amputated, Amputation, Auger, Blade, Caught In, Clearing, Fingertip, Hopper, Lockout/Tagout, Open Fracture
NAICS: 311119
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345802342
Employer profile: PETDINE, LLC
Summary number: 221440332
Report ID: 0830500

Event description

Employee amputates fingertip while clearing hopper

Investigation abstract

At 5:15 a.m. on February 15, 2022, an employee, at the end of his shift, was clearing a hopper that discharges pet chew product onto an extruder. The employee inserted a 4 ft. paddle into the hopper while the extruder was running. The paddle blade contacted the extruder auger, pulling the paddle into the hopper. The employee yelled "stop" and a coworker stopped the machine, and the employee released his grip on the paddle. The employee suffered an amputation with open fracture on the right distal fingertip and was hospitalized.

Victim

#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 25 M

Event type
6

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