Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201085909 - Employee amputates finger while moving a conveyor

Accident Summary Nr: 201085909 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 07/23/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111950481	11/22/2004	2068	311911	Setton Pistachio, Inc.

Abstract: On July 23, 2004, three employees working for a Pistachio processing business were moving a non-powered, 17-foot roller conveyor so they could clean under it. There was a communications error because two employees pushed instead of pulled, and the employee's hand, which held the conveyor frame, hit the upright frame of the feed hopper and smashed her left pinky finger. The finger could not be saved, and it was amputated. The accident resulted in a non-hospitalized injury.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, STRUCK AGAINST, ROLLER CONVEYOR, MANUAL MAT HANDLING, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111950481			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Graders and sorters, agricultural products

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