Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 315829002 - Employee Catches Fingertip in Wire and Is Amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 315829002 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 08/15/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315829002	08/20/2012	0172	111332	Atlas Vineyard Management

Abstract: At approximately 1:40 p.m. on August 15, 2012, Employee #1 was driving a tractor in a vineyard. While operating the tractor, its roller implement caught a low hanging trellis wire. He stopped the tractor and backed it up a short distance, and then he turned it off. Employee #1 discovered that the wire had entangled in the roller. He reached down and pulled the wire free. As it came loose, the wire cut through the tip of his gloved finger, which amputated the fingertip and included loss of the distal bone. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where medical personnel were unable to reattach the fingertip. After undergoing the medical procedure and receiving additional treatment, he was released from the hospital on the same day.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, METAL WIRE, FINGER, CAUGHT BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315829002			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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