Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1577330.015 - Simply Delicious

Inspection Information - Office: Denver Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1577330.015

Report ID: 0830500

Date Opened: 02/09/2022

Site Address:
Simply Delicious
1510 11th St.
Loveland, CO 80537

Mailing Address:
1510 11th St., Loveland, CO 80537

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311813/ Frozen Cakes, Pies, and Other Pastries Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 02/09/2022

Emphasis: N:Amputate

Case Closed: 03/08/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1863102	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 143595.015

Event: 02/04/2022

Employee amputates fingertip between sprocket and chain

At 10:00 a.m. on February 4, 2022, an employee was servicing a Langden B1-M manual loading cartoner that is used to pack and seal oat bars. The machine experienced a rare occurrence in which the chain and sprocket system seized up and would no longer operate properly. The equipment was locked out for maintenance. The employee and a coworker used a master key that disables the machine's interlocks and safety features. Then they began to try jogging the machine from the control panel 20 feet away. This did not work, so the employee reached in to try and free the direct drive and cycle the motor, causing the machine to become energized and begin rotating counter clock-wise. This caught the employee's fingertip in between the sprocket and chain. The employee suffered an amputation and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Caught In, Chain, Energized, Fingertip, Interlock, Lockout, Sprocket, Troubleshooting

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1577330.015	57	M	Hospitalized injury

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