Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201083664 - Employee injured when fingertip amputated by conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 201083664 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 11/18/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120146097	01/14/2003	0723	115114	Harding & Leggett, Inc.

Abstract: On November 18, 2002, a serious injury accident occurred at the packing house operated by Harding and Leggett, Inc. Employee #1, a plant manager, was turning on a new set of conveyor belts that sort and grade fruit. This has a set of four 14-inch conveyor belts that are driven by one motor. The Number 3 belt was not moving, and Employee #1 grabbed the side of the belt to pull on it to get it to move without deenergizing the motor. The belt engaged and pulled Employee #1's right ring fingertip into the conveyor drum roller and amputated the fingertip. Employee #1 was taken to Sierra Kings Hospital for emergency treatment.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, PACKING HOUSE, CAUGHT BY, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CONVEYOR BELT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120146097			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Supervisors, related agricultural occupations

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