Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170853741 - Employee's fingers amputated by trimming knife

Accident Summary Nr: 170853741 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 08/23/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120242821	08/25/1999	3089	0	Nursery Supplies Inc

Abstract: Employee #1 was reaching into a moving conveyor to clear a stuck flower pot when his hand became caught. It was pulled into a knife that trimmed the plastic pots, amputating his thumb and index finger.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, STUCK, WORK RULES, BELT CONVEYOR, CAUGHT BY, THUMB, CONVEYOR, CONVEYOR BELT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120242821			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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