Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201481900 - Employee's Fingertip Amputated in Machine

Accident Summary Nr: 201481900 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 09/10/1998
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125839779	02/23/1999	2033	0	Tri Valley Growers, Plant 1

Abstract: At approximately 5:35 a.m. on September 10, 1998, Employee #1 was working as a fruit cocktail worker at a fruit cannery. Employee #1 was removing pineapple pieces from a 39-inch diameter horizontal filler bowl that was waist high. The machine started automatically, exposing the employee to the shear hazard created by the 1.5-inch diameter holes in the filler bowl that passed over a screw can conveyor below. Employee #1 sustained an amputation to the tip of her right index finger.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, SHEAR, SCREW CONVEYOR, FINGER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125839779			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Miscelaneous food preparation occupations

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