Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201171048 - Employee Lost Finger Using A Baler

Accident Summary Nr: 201171048 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 11/14/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125694679	11/27/2000	7349	0	Somers Building Maintenance

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on November 14, 2000, Employee #1 lost his middle finger of his right hand while using a horizontal baler. He was an employee of Somers Building Maintenance. He stuck his finger into a slot on the baler that provides a path for one of the wires that binds the bale together. Employee #1 tried to place the wire through while his finger was in the opening. His finger was sheared while it moved past the opening ram of the baler, with the ram moved back. As a result, his finger was amputated. He went to a local hospital for treatment.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, BALER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125694679			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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