Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171118797 - Employee's hand crushed by descending tractor bucket

Accident Summary Nr: 171118797 -- Report ID: 1054113 -- Event Date: 08/19/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
303355481	08/23/2000	0181	0	Schreiners Gardens Inc

Abstract: At approximately 10:20 a.m. on August 19, 2000, Employee #1 was assisting a tractor operator who was dumping a full bin of bulbs from the iris digger into a tote. The operator was lowering the bin when Employee #1's hand became caught underneath it and was crushed. There was no guard in place to prevent manual access to the part of the frame where the bin rested, and the coworker had not made sure that Employee #1 was clear before lowering the bin.

Keywords: AGRICULTURE, LOADER BUCKET, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, TRACTOR, COMMUNICATION, HAND, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	303355481			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Farm workers

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