Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170694145 - Employee's hand amputated in cotton gin

Accident Summary Nr: 170694145 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 12/04/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125776500	12/05/1996	0724	0	West Valley Cotton Growers

Abstract: During the operation of a cotton gin, the ginner unlocked the rear access panel door to look into the duct to see if cotton was blowing through it. He was walking to the control panel to lockout the cotton gin, when Employee #1, who was working behind the ginner, stuck his right hand into the machine without checking that the machine had stopped. His hand was caught by the gin's rotating paddle and amputated. The machine was not locked out before the access door was unlocked.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, AGRICULTURE, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, COTTON GIN, COMMUNICATION, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125776500			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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