Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201493012 - Employee's Finger Is Pinched by Pipe, Later Amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 201493012 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 08/11/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312913536	01/05/2010	0761	115115	Esparza Enterprises

Abstract: At 7:00 a.m. on August 11, 2009, Employee #1, who was employed by a farm labor contractor, was installing 10-inch by 40-foot PVC (polyvinyl chloride) irrigation pipe for a secondary employer. Employee #1 was holding the receiving end of a pipe, while two coworkers pushed another pipe to the coupler. Employee #1 had his left fifth finger in front of the coupler, and it was pinched at the nail bed. A doctor amputated the fingertip to close the wound.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, AGRICULTURE, FINGER, IRRIGATION PIPE, CAUGHT BETWEEN, PIPE, INATTENTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312913536			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Farm workers

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