Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170703912 - Employee's finger amputated by unguarded v-belt and pulley

Accident Summary Nr: 170703912 -- Report ID: 0950626 -- Event Date: 08/06/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111949640	01/07/1994	0723	0	Bolthouse Farms

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 p.m. on August 6, 1993, Employee #1, a worker at Wm. Bolthouse Farms, was removing carrots from a conveyor belt when his right ring finger was caught in an unguarded v-belt and pulley drive. The finger was amputated. Employee #1 was transported by private vehicle to Memorial Hospital in Bakersfield, CA, where he was admitted for treatment.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, AGRICULTURE, FINGER, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, V-BELT, PULLEY, CONVEYOR BELT, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111949640			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Graders and sorters, agricultural products

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