Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201172335 - Employee Fingers Amputated from Mower Blades

Accident Summary Nr: 201172335 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 08/02/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120152657	08/30/2002	9223	922140	Ca Corrections

Abstract: At approximately 8:45 a.m. on July 2, 2002, Employee #1, an inmate from Millcreek State Prison, was mowing lawns at a correctional office training center when, for some reason, he stuck his hand underneath the rotary lawnmower while the motor was running. Three of his fingers were either lacerated or amputated. Employee #1 was transported to the correctional facility's hospital in Manteca and then transferred to a hospital in San Francisco, where he underwent surgery to reattach his fingers. Employee #1 had tied back the deadman control with a plastic snap tie.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, LACERATION, LAWN MOWER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120152657			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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