ROGGEN, COLORADO—
Opal Foods LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Opal Foods LLC, 9575 WCR 73, ROGGEN, COLORADO 80652 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
The employee was winding a winch cable. He was guiding the cable with his left hand when, by mistake, he pressed the activation pedal and his left middle finger got caught in the winch cable resulting in amputation above the first joint.
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ROGGEN, COLORADO—
Opal Foods, LLC
An employee was working on a manure scraper pulley. The employee lifted the cover on the motor with the belt and pulley and grabbed the belt to check its tension. The motor turned on and the employee's finger was caught between the belt and the pulley. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
ROGGEN, COLORADO—
Opal Foods LLC
An employee was cleaning a roller on a manure belt. The employee's left arm was pinched between the belt and the roller and was broken.
NEOSHO, MISSOURI—
Opal Foods LLC
An employee was on a ladder installing a tankless hot water heater. While descending the ladder, the employee missed a step and fell, suffering a laceration to the head and a brain bleed.
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