Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170697437 - Employee's finger amputated when caught in v-belt drive

Accident Summary Nr: 170697437 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 08/29/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119757110	11/04/1993	0175	0	Bains Brothers

Abstract: At 10:30 a.m. on August 29, 1993, Employee #1 was up in a prune dumping area, in proximity to a v-belt and pulley drive, removing pieces of a broken wooden prune tray. As he climbed out of the area, Employee #1 used the v-belt drive for a hand hold. When another employee turned the machine on, Employee #1's left ring finger was pulled into the nip point of the v-belt and pulley drive and was amputated. He was taken to the emergency room at Ride Out Hospital in Marysville, where he was treated and released. Employee #1 was referred to another doctor for additional treatment.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, AGRICULTURE, FINGER, V-BELT, NIP POINT, PULLEY, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119757110			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Farm workers

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