Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 124623.015 - Employee amputates hand when shirt is pulled into harvester

Accident Summary Nr: 124623.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 09/23/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1439644.015	10/23/2019		111332	Hp Farms L.P.

Abstract: At 5:00 a.m. on September 23, 2019, an employee working for a vineyard was attempting to remove a cane that had gotten caught in the blades of a harvester. The employee caught his shirt in one of the blades which pulled his hand into the machine. The employee incurred a near amputation of his right hand and was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Blade, Catch Point, Caught By, Caught In, Clothing, Farm, Farm Machinery, Farm worker, Hand, Harvester, Inexperience, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Partial Amputation, Pulled In

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1439644.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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