Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201496973 - Worker Amputates Finger While Closing a Door on a Hopper

Accident Summary Nr: 201496973 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 08/30/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315077495	09/05/2012	0723	115114	Central California Almond Growers Assoc

Abstract: At approximately 11:00 a.m. on August 30, 2012, Employee #1, a 52-year-old male night supervisor with Central California Almond Growers Association, was closing a door on an almond hopper when his finger was caught in an almond hopper door. Employee #1 sustained a right hand ring finger amputation when his finger got caught in door. Employee #1 was hospitalized as a result of this event. This incident occurred at Central California Almond Growers Association's almond processing facility in Sanger California.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, AGRICULTURE, FINGER, LACERATION, DOOR, HOPPER

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315077495			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Supervisors, production occupations

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