Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201492287 - Employee Amputates Finger in Roller

Accident Summary Nr: 201492287 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 01/13/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
126187558	06/18/2009	7363	561320	Placement Pros

Abstract: On January 13, 2009, Employee #1 was assigned to divert oranges off of the main conveyor belt to a small conveyor belt to fill a bin. Employee #1 was working at the client's packing house. He was standing next to the conveyor and decided to start pushing the oranges along. While pushing with his left hand, his glove went into the area between the rungs. Employee #1's fingers were caught in a roller pulling his hand in. He sustained a serious injury to the middle finger of his left hand. He was taken to a doctor's office, located in Porterville, California for treatment.

Keywords: BELT, FINGER, GLOVE, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CONVEYOR, FRUIT PACKING, CONVEYOR BELT, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126187558			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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