Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170813208 - Employee's hand lacerated by moving elevator bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 170813208 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 11/23/1994
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111950671	03/03/1995	0173	0	Paramount Farms

Abstract: At approximately 12:20 a.m. on November 23, 1994, Employee #1 removed a guard from a moving elevator bucket to vacuum excess debris from the floor. The vacuum nozzle became caught in the elevator bucket and Employee #1's hand was pulled into the moving part. He sustained a serious laceration to his right hand and was admitted to Delano Regional Medical Center, Delano, CA, for treatment.

Keywords: AGRICULTURE, VACUUM CLEANER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, LACERATION, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111950671			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Graders and sorters, agricultural products

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