Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Anheuser-Busch, LLC, 2351 Busch Drive, FORT COLLINS, COLORADO 80524
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was fabricating a metal tray using a brake press and amputated their left middle fingertip.
On September 11, 2023, an employee was standing on a ladder and working to fix a leaking pressure valve. Beer was released from the valve and got on the employee causing them to slip and fall from the ladder to the floor. The employee sustained a fractured left humerus.
A maintenance employee was helping to troubleshoot a fault in the hoist on a bottle line de-palletizer. A broken sprocket needed to be removed in order to level the hoist. The machine was locked out/tagged out and the cover of the chain and sprocket was then removed. The employee used a pry bar to pull back and relieve the tension on the chain that was attached to the sprocket, in order to guide the sprocket out with his left hand. The pry bar slipped out and the chain snapped back, which caused the sprocket to shift. The employee's left middle finger was pinched between the chain and sprocket and the fingertip was amputated.
An employee was using an overhead gantry crane to change the battery in a forklift. The load tipped and the hook gave way, causing the battery to fall and strike the employee's left foot. The employee suffered a compound fracture to the big toe.
An employee was inserting a pipe into a piece of a pasteurizer while troubleshooting a problem. The employee's right ring fingertip was pinched between the end of the pipe and a stationary part of the equipment. The fingertip was amputated.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 312120)
An employee was carrying a bucket of acid to his workstation for cleaning purposes. He slipped and fell, and the acid spilled into his eyes. He suffered eye injuries and was hospitalized.
Two maintenance workers were troubleshooting an actuator. They removed the end covers to check for air leakage around the piston head. When they connected an air hose to the side of the actuator and applied pressure, the piston head blew out of its housing. It struck one of the employees in the chest, causing the employee to fall to the ground. The employee suffered an abdomen contusion, resulting in a laceration to the liver, and was hospitalized.
On March 25, 2025, an employee was closing the hurricane-rated sliding door and pinched her right index finger between the door and the doorframe, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
An employee was troubleshooting a machine when he slipped and went to brace himself. His hand entered the machine and the blade contacted his finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
An employee was delivering materials. He was doing his pre-delivery inspection on the roof of the jobsite (a warehouse) when he fell through a plexiglass skylight. He landed on his feet on the concrete floor 14 feet below. The employee sustained fractures to his spine, left ulnar/radius, and right heel. The employee required surgery.
An employee was removing packaging from a roll of printing substrate. The blade of their utility knife got stuck. The employee used both hands to free the knife and the blade partially amputated their left little fingertip.
A concrete batch plant operator was assisting with clearing spoil piles using a skid steer. The skid steer backed into a stationary screen plant. The employee's left little finger was crushed between the controls of the skid steer and the screen plant, resulting in a fracture and laceration. The employee's finger was surgically amputated.
An employee was standing on an extension ladder, using a torquing tool to remove bolts that secured blades to a rotor. When the torquing tool activated, its reaction arm came around and pinched the employee's right middle finger against a lifting eye. His fingertip was amputated.