Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202652111 - Employee's Fingers Are Amputated by Lint Cleaner Rollers

Accident Summary Nr: 202652111 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 11/26/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313515330	01/03/2012	0724	115111	Modern Ginning Company

Abstract: At approximately 5:45 p.m. on November 26, 2011, Employee #1, a seasonal employee of Modern Ginning Company, a cotton gin in Blythe, CA, was unclogging the lint cleaner. His left ring and index fingers were caught in the feed rollers of the Lummus Lint Cleaner and were partially amputated. Employee #1 was hospitalized for nineteen days at Riverside County Regional Medical Center. The employer's office manager reported the accident to the Division at 9:30 a.m. on November 28, 2011, apparently, not within the time period required by Cal/OSHA regulations.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, AGRICULTURE, FINGER, LOCKOUT, ROLLER--MACH/PART, CAUGHT BETWEEN, COTTON GIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313515330			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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