Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201492519 - Worker Amputates Finger in Machine Accident

Accident Summary Nr: 201492519 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 06/29/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312911662	08/20/2009	2023	311514	California Dairies Inc

Abstract: At approximately 6:30 p.m. on June 29, 2009, a machine operator who was employed by California Dairies, Inc., was working in a powered milk bagging room. Her finger got caught in an unguarded belt-pulley drive that transported 55-lb bags to be sealed. The worker received an index fingertip amputation and was transported to the Valley Industrial Clinic in Visalia, CA for treatment. The injury did not require hospitalization.

Keywords: SEVERED, AMPUTATED, BELT, FINGER, WORK RULES, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN, PULLEY, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312911662			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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