GREELEY, COLORADO—
All American Pet Proteins, LLC
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, n.e.c. · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at All American Pet Proteins, LLC, 259 30th Street, GREELEY, COLORADO 80631 on — Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was loading a block (meat ice cube) onto a conveyor. Their left ring and pinky fingers were smashed under the block and fractured, requiring hospitalization.
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GREELEY, COLORADO—
All American Pet Proteins, LLC
At about 6 p.m. on October 7, 2020, an employee was dismounting a forklift when their elbow struck the forklift's frame. The elbow was injured and began to swell; the employee was hospitalized.
GREELEY, COLORADO—
All American Pet Proteins, LLC
An employee was attempting to clear product from a meat grinder when the grinder amputated the employee's right middle fingertip. The grinder was running at the time if the incident.
GREELEY, COLORADO—
All American Pet Proteins, LLC
An employee was rinsing equipment from a ladder. The employee fell from the ladder to the floor and was hospitalized, suffering a concussion.
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