Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170723852 - Employee's fingertip amputated when caught in food grinder

Accident Summary Nr: 170723852 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 07/30/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119756997	08/13/1993	0723	0	Dfa Of California

Abstract: At 12:30 p.m. on July 30, 1993, Employee #1 was putting prunes in a food grinder when her glove caught and pulled her finger into the mechanism. As a result, her right index finger was amputated at the base of the fingernail. She was taken to Ride Out Emergency in Marysville, where she was treated for the amputation and released.

Keywords: GRINDER, ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, AGRICULTURE, FINGER, GLOVE, CAUGHT BY, POINT OF OPERATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119756997			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Inspectors, agricultural products

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