Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201496726 - Employee Injures Hand in Canning Carousel

Accident Summary Nr: 201496726 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 06/06/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315077123	08/20/2012	0181	111421	Monrovia Nursery Company

Abstract: At approximately 4:30 a.m. on June 6, 2012, Employee #1 a laborer was working for Monrovia Nursery. The employee was operating a canning carousel for assembling plant soil into containers. Employee #1 was reaching into the carousel to retrieve a fallen container when his left hand was caught in between the rail attached to the side and the sprockets chain. The employee was transported to Kaweah Delta Hospital, where he was admitted for a serious injury to the ring finger on his left hand.

Keywords: CHAIN, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, INTERMODAL CONTAINER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, SPROCKET, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315077123			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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