Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135899.015 - Employee amputates finger when caught between belt and pulle

Accident Summary Nr: 135899.015 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 05/23/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1533521.015	05/28/2021		111334	Chinchiolo Stemilt California, Llc

Abstract: At 1:35 a.m. on May 23, 2021, an employee working as a laborer for a berry farm was cleaning a machine when his left hand slipped. The employee caught his index finger in the nip point between a belt and pulley drive. The employee was hospitalized to treat an amputation to his finger.

Keywords: Agriculture, Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Amputated, Amputation, Belt, Caught Between, Cleaning, Farm, Farm Machinery, Farm worker, Finger, Hand, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Instantaneous amputation, Laborer, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Nip Point, Pinch Point, Pinched, Pulley, Safety Device, Slip, Slippery Surface, Traumatic Amputation, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1533521.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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