Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170133219 - Employee injured when hand caught in windrower

Accident Summary Nr: 170133219 -- Report ID: 1054114 -- Event Date: 07/17/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
124691494	07/29/1996	0191	0	Venell Farms Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:00 a.m. on July 17, 1996, Employee #1, a farm laborer, was performing routine maintenance on a windrower in a straw barn in West Corvallis, OR. He was removing the sickle and had taken off the guard from the belt and pulley system to align the set pins. While pulling on the horizontal belt, the sickle rotated and caused the belt to move forward. Employee #1's hand was pulled between the horizontal belt and the 14 in. pulley. His middle finger was amputated and his palm was lacerated.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, BELT, AGRICULTURE, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, LACERATION, PULLEY, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	124691494			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Farm workers

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