Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 1003631 - Employee's fingers amputated in chipper

Accident Summary Nr: 1003631 -- Report ID: 0253620 -- Event Date: 12/02/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300349552	12/07/1998	9512	0	Nysdec Monterey Operations Shop

Abstract: Employee #1 was feeding material into a gasoline-powered brush chipper when the material became caught on her left glove. The feed rolls on the equipment pulled her left hand and arm into the wood chipper, amputating her fingers and one-half of her thumb.

Keywords: CLOTHING, AMPUTATED, FINGER, GLOVE, ROTATING KNIFE, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, THUMB, CHIPPER, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300349552			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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