Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201086030 - Employee's Finger Is Amputated by Blade of Harvester

Accident Summary Nr: 201086030 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 08/04/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
123913378	12/07/2004	0172	111332	Terra Linda Farms

Abstract: At about 6:45 a.m. on August 4, 2004, Employee #1, of Terra Linda Farms, was working behind a moving onion harvester. When he attempted to remove an onion caught between a sickle blade and a belt, his left finger was amputated by the moving blade. Employee #1 was taken to a medical clinic in Hanford in California, where he was treated and released.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, FARM MACHINERY, HARVESTER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, BLADE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	123913378			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Farm workers

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