Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170867089 - Employee's fingertip amputated in waste conveyor end feed

Accident Summary Nr: 170867089 -- Report ID: 0950623 -- Event Date: 09/16/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125674671	09/25/1998	0723	0	Pacific Coast Producers

Abstract: Employee #1, a fruit sorter for a company that cans fruit, was reaching overhead into a waste conveyor end feed to clear some jammed pears. His hand became caught in an unknown pinch point, amputating the tip of his right ring finger.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, AGRICULTURE, FINGER, JAMMED, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CONVEYOR, FRUIT PACKING, NIP POINT, BLIND REACHING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125674671			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Graders and sorters, agricultural products

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