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Accident Summary Nr: 122802.015 - Employee amputates fingertip while pruning bush due to inatt

Accident Summary Nr: 122802.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 07/29/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1427448.015	08/22/2019		115116	Marz Farms, Inc.

Abstract: At 9:50 a.m. on July 29, 2019, an employee was pruning raspberry plants that were approximately 5 foot high with a 14 inch long sickle equipped with a with a 6 inch curved blade. While cutting downward, the employee was working fast and not paying close attention. His hand slipped, and the employee struck his left little fingertip with the sickle blade. The employee amputated his fingertip and required medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Agriculture, Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Cutting, Farm, Finger, Fingertip, Hand Tool, Inattention, Knife, Partial Amputation, Struck By, Tree Pruner

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1427448.015	21	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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