Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 104238.015 - Employee amputates fingertip on a rotating knife

Accident Summary Nr: 104238.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 10/22/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1278505.015	11/20/2017		115111	West Island Cotton Growers, Inc.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on October 22, 2017, Employee #1 was removing cotton balls from a ginning machine. His left hand came in contact with a spinning rotary knife. The rotary knife scraped the back of his left hand and amputated his ring finger at the first joint. Employee #1 was hospitalized for his injury.

Keywords: Amputated, Cotton Gin, Finger, Hand, Rotating Knife, Struck Against

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1278505.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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