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Accident Summary Nr: 201494754 - Employee's Fingers Are Amputated by Chain and Drive System

Accident Summary Nr: 201494754 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 10/04/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120215645	02/16/2011	0711	115112	M J Brothers, Inc.

Abstract: On October 4, 2010, Employee #1, who had been employed for approximately 10 years as a seasonal truck driver for a farm harvesting contractor, was driving a manure spreader truck at a customer's farm field, located near Tulare, CA. Employee #1 was going to spread manure on the field. Because something was not right with the spreader drive, Employee #1 decided to lubricate the chain and sprocket drive on the truck. He had not deenergized the system before starting the job and opened the guard. The chain caught the fingers of Employee #1's right hand and pulled them into the drive system. Apparently, one or more of Employee #1's fingers were amputated. Employee #1 was taken to Kaweah Delta Hospital in Visalia, CA, and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: CHAIN, AMPUTATED, AGRICULTURE, FINGER, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, TRUCK, SPROCKET, NIP POINT, LUBRICATING

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120215645			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Truck drivers, heavy

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