Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170843544 - Employee injured when arm caught in tractor auger shaft

Accident Summary Nr: 170843544 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 07/26/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125590992	08/03/1999	0721	0	Castle Vineyards

Abstract: Employee #1 was standing near the PTO shaft and soil auger attached to the rear of a Kubota L4150(N) farm tractor when his left hand became caught in the PTO mechanism. He sustained a fractured left arm and his index and ring fingers were amputated. A guard was in place and the cause of the accident was not determined. It was speculated that Employee #1 may have tripped and fallen into the moving auger shaft. Employee #1 had been trained by the vineyard at which he was working.

Keywords: FRACTURE, AMPUTATED, ROTATING SHAFT, AGRICULTURE, FINGER, FARM MACHINERY, TRIPPED, AUGER, ARM, POWER TAKE-OFF

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125590992			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Farm workers

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