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Accident: 119348.015 - Employee Amputates Fingertip When Caught Between Rope And Wi

**Accident: 119348.015 -- Report ID: 0950647 -- Event Date: 05/28/2019**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1404384.015	05/30/2019		County Of San Luis Obispo, Public Works Department

At 9:30 a.m. on May 28, 2019, an employee was holding a rope attached to the Ban dit Intimidator Model 1390 Winch mounted on a brush chipper when he caught his l eft index finger between the rope and the winch. The employee amputated his fing ertip and was hospitalized.

Keywords: amputated, amputation, brush chipper, caught between, chipper, equipment operator, finger, fingertip, hydraulic lift, hydraulic tool, partial amputation, pinched, rope, winch

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1404384.015	28	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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