Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202523098 - Employee Amputates Finger When Caught by Sprocket

Accident Summary Nr: 202523098 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 09/12/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314999624	09/20/2012	0139	111998	Yagi Bros. Inc.

Abstract: On September 12, 2012, Employee #1 was sorting potatoes using a sweet potato harvester. Employee #1 reached for a potato near the end of the conveyor and her hand was caught by an unguarded sprocket. The sprockets driving the conveyor were not guarded. Employee #1 sustained an amputation to her left index finger. Employee #1 was not hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, AGRICULTURE, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, HARVESTER, CONVEYOR, SPROCKET, HAND, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314999624			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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