Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201493228 - Agricultural Worker Lacerates Hand Cleaning Forage Harvester

Accident Summary Nr: 201493228 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 10/05/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
312914195	03/09/2010	0722	115113	Netto Ag, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 8:45 a.m. on October 5, 2009, Employee #1 was working for Netto Ag, Inc., based in Hanford, CA. He was operating a CLAAS Model JAGUAR 980 forage harvester that was chopping field corn into silage, when silage plugged the chamber between the chopping head and the accelerator. That part of the machine is accessed from underneath for cleaning, and the hydraulically-operated access door opens only after the engine shut down. Employee #1 shut down the machine, placed his hand inside the chamber, and began dislodging some packed corn silage. As he pulled his arm back, his hand scraped against one of the chopper's knives, and he received a laceration to the dermis of his right hand. He was taken to Kaweah Delta Hospital in Visalia for treatment.

Keywords: AGRICULTURE, CLEANING, FARM MACHINERY, STRUCK AGAINST, JAMMED, LACERATION, BLADE, HAND, BLIND REACHING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	312914195			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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