Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201495579 - Employee's Finger Is Amputated When Caught in Pulley

Accident Summary Nr: 201495579 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 07/13/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315072702	10/21/2011	0761	115115	Westside Ag Inc

Abstract: At 8:30 a.m. on July 13, 2011, Employee #1, of Westside Ag, Incorporated, was cleaning a Durand Wayland high performance Ag sprayer. He used his finger to manually assist a slipping belt pulley assembly, but as the belt started up, it took the employee's finger into the nip point of the assembly. Employee #1 was transported to Adventist Medical Center in Hanford, CA, where he was treated for his amputated finger.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, BELT, FINGER, BELT CONVEYOR, NIP POINT, PULLEY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315072702			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Industrial truck and tractor equipment operators

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