Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170615470 - Employee's thumb amputated in bagging machine

Accident Summary Nr: 170615470 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 09/17/1997
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119974475	01/30/1998	5191	0	Western Farm Service, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:30 a.m. on September 17, 1997, Employee #1, of Western Farm Service, was servicing a fertilizer bagging machine. The power source was inadvertently turned on, and his thumb became caught in the V-belt and pulley drive. Employee #1's right thumb was amputated. He was transported by a private vehicle to Kaweah Delta Hospital in Visalia, CA, for treatment.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, THUMB, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, V-BELT, NIP POINT, PULLEY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119974475			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Graders and sorters, except agricultural

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