Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201491420 - Employee Loses Thumb in Conveyer Accident

Accident Summary Nr: 201491420 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 06/03/2008
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310828488	11/20/2008	7361	561310	Placement Pros

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on June 3, 2008, Employee #1 was working as a temporary seasonal employee for Booth Ranch, a fruit packing company in Orange Cove CA. Employee #1 was sorting oranges on a conveyer system, when some of the oranges had become jammed on the conveyer sorter section of the conveyer machine. Employee #1 reached out to remove the oranges and caught her hand under the moving parts of the conveyer. Employee #1 suffered an amputation to the first digit of her left thumb. Employee #1 was transported by ambulance to Fresno Regional Center, where she was treated and released.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, THUMB, CONVEYOR, CONVEYOR BELT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310828488			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Hand packers and packagers

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