Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 128655.015 - Employee amputates finger when caught in shelf during fall

Accident Summary Nr: 128655.015 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 07/20/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1484364.015	07/21/2020		424990	La Vina Packing, Inc.

Abstract: At 12:45 p.m. on July 20, 2020, an employee was working in a boxing area of a harvesting machine when she fell due to the catwalk platform not extending around a corner. As the employee stepped in the gap, she reached for something to try to stop her fall and caught her left little finger between the gap between a support bracket and a shelf. The employee amputated her finger when it was torn off during the fall, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Catwalk, Caught Between, Elevated Work Plat, Elevated Work Platform, Fall, Fall Protection, Finger, Floor Hole, Floor Opening, Footings, Hand, Machine operator, Open-Sided Floor, Walking Surface

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1484364.015	36	F	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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