Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170617492 - Employee's finger crushed in baler door

Accident Summary Nr: 170617492 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 11/03/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125776492	12/03/1996	0724	0	Valley Ginning Llc

Abstract: Employee #1, the head press man, was using his hands to clean cotton off the baler door while the baler was operating. He stuck his left finger inside the hinge on the door, which moved up and down during the baling, to remove some cotton. At that moment, the baler cycled, smashing and amputating the tip of Employee #1's finger.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, AGRICULTURE, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, CRUSHED, BALER, COTTON

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125776492			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Packaging and filling machine operators

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