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Accident Summary Nr: 201089398 - Employee's Fingertip Is Caught Between Gears

Accident Summary Nr: 201089398 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 07/23/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310821673	08/10/2007	5093	423930	Cedar Avenue Recycling And Transfer Station

Abstract: At 8:30 p.m. on July 23, 2007, Employee #1 was cleaning oil off the wire pulling gear of a baler's wire tie equipment. The machine was running and the cardboard got caught on a gear. The employee's hand that was holding the cardboard piece was pulled towards the hazard area where his left ring fingertip was crushed between two gears. He was taken to Saint Agnes Medical Center in Fresno, California. Employee #1 was not hospitalized.

Keywords: FINGER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, GEAR

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310821673			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Supervisors, material moving equipment operators

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