Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171043755 - Employee's finger amputated in overhead conveyor roller

Accident Summary Nr: 171043755 -- Report ID: 1055350 -- Event Date: 10/13/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
115396194	11/02/1995	0723	0	Price Cold Storage & Packing Co Inc

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on October 13, 1995, Employee #1 was using a 2 by 4 to push pears through the wash line when his hair apparently became caught in an overhead roller on a bin conveyor. He grabbed his hair and the roller with his hand, on which he was wearing a rubber glove. The glove became caught and his hand was wrapped around the roller, amputating his finger.

Keywords: CLEARANCE, AMPUTATED, HAIR, AGRICULTURE, FINGER, GLOVE, CAUGHT BY, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CONVEYOR, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	115396194			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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