CENTER, COLORADO—
JVKS Harvest Solutions LLC
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
Final narrative
Employees were pushing a potato conveyor belt as one employee was adjusting the belt to make it shorter. The injured employee's right index and little fingers were crushed by a roller and a metal plate. The fingers were partially amputated and required sutures.
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