Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201106705 - Employee Amputates Fingertip in Conveyor Pulley

Accident Summary Nr: 201106705 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 10/26/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300820305	10/28/2005	0139	111219	Robert R Garcia

Abstract: On October 26, 2005, Employee #1 was working at a farm, cleaning the moving conveyor on harvester Number 3. Her glove got caught in the conveyor, and it was pulled into the head pulley. She sustained an amputation of the tip of the index finger on her left hand. She was hospitalized.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, AGRICULTURE, FINGER, FARM MACHINERY, CAUGHT BY, HARVESTER, CONVEYOR, NIP POINT, PULLEY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300820305			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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