Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170763684 - Employee injured when finger caught between belt and pulley

Accident Summary Nr: 170763684 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 12/07/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125729673	02/04/2003	0724	236115	Coit Ginning Co

Abstract: On December 7, 2002, Employee #1 sustained a serious injury to his left ring finger. Employee #1 was repairing the Impact Cleaner Number 1 at the cotton gin. There are two impact cleaners next to each other in very close proximity. Impact Cleaner Number 2 was left running, exposing the belts and pulleys to Employee #1. While he was trying to turn the pulley of Impact Cleaner Number 1, his finger got caught in the other pulley causing a serious injury. Employee #1 was taken to University Medical Center in Fresno, California, where he was hospitalized with an amputated finger.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, BELT, FINGER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, COTTON GIN, PULLEY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125729673			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Graders and sorters, except agricultural

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