Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200053817 - Employee's Finger Is Amputated When Removing Stake in Hopper

Accident Summary Nr: 200053817 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 10/28/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314058074	12/07/2010	5191	444220	Syngenta Seeds Inc

Abstract: At approximately 9:20 a.m. on October 28, 2010, Employee #1 was completing plot combining operations in a remote soybean field. A stake had become lodged in the hopper chute, and Employee #1 was attempting to remove it. He was holding onto the weigh bucket windshield frame as he climbed onto the tire to reach the chute. Employee #1 stepped down from the tire and released his grip on the windshield frame, but his wedding ring was caught by a bolt protruding from the windshield assembly. The force generated on his left ring finger caused it to be severed at the second knuckle. He was hospitalized for treatment.

Keywords: SEVERED, AMPUTATED, AGRICULTURE, FINGER, RING, CAUGHT BY, HARVESTER, BOLT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314058074			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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