Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170617344 - Employee's leg almost severed by harvester shear

Accident Summary Nr: 170617344 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 08/01/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120214168	01/26/1995	0115	0	Bv Custom Chopping

Abstract: Employee #1, of B.V. Custom Chopping, was operating a Foreg corn harvester when the chopping heads jammed. He put the machine in neutral, lowered the heads, and exited from the operator's cab. While clearing the stock from the heads and refeeding it into the machine, Employee #1 was pulled into the head shears. His right leg was nearly severed below the knee. The heads had not been lowered all the way to the ground.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, SHEAR, AGRICULTURE, WORK RULES, HARVESTER, JAMMED, LACERATION, LEG

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120214168			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Farm workers

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