Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201085990 - Employee Wrist Is Crushed in Mixer Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201085990 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 11/03/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119984615	03/11/2005	0723	115114	Exeter-Ivanhoe Citrus Association

Abstract: On November 3, 2004, Employee #1 was operating a citrus product dump machine. The employer added a wiper/guard to the side frame of the machine to help contain the citrus products. The device was not properly, adjusted on the machine and Employee #1 was adjusting the device while the machine was in operation. The employee did not pull his hand out of the machine in time and the frame of the machine crushed his wrist. The incident was reported to Cal/OSHA. Employee #1 was taken to Kaweah Delta Hospital in Visalia for treatment.

Keywords: MACHINE OPERATOR, CRUSHED, DUMPER, HAND, WRIST

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119984615			Hospitalized injury	Fracture	Washing, cleaning and pickling machine operators

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