Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202509824 - Groundskeeper Amputates Finger on Wood Chipper

Accident Summary Nr: 202509824 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 04/03/2013
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316817014	04/09/2013	9511	924110	County Of Solano

Abstract: On April 3, 2013, an employee was working as a groundskeeper for the County of Solano in California. He was feeding a brush chipper, which chopped up branches. As he was feeding a branch into the chipper, the ring finger of his left hand became caught between the side frame of the feeding bay of the chipper and the branch. It was amputated.

Keywords: BRUSH CHIPPER, AMPUTATED, TREE LIMB, FINGER, MACHINE OPERATOR, CAUGHT BETWEEN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316817014			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Groundskeepers and gardeners, except farm

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