Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170847321 - Employee's finger amputated by electric trimmer

Accident Summary Nr: 170847321 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 12/11/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119902252	03/05/1996	0782	0	Headstart Nursery Inc

Abstract: At approximately 4:15 p.m. on December 11, 1995, Employee #1 and a coworker were cleaning an electric mower. The mower was used to trim the tops of plants in greenhouses, and the tops were then sold to farmers for transplanting into their fields. The mower, which needed to be cleaned after each pass over the plants, had been unplugged prior to their starting the cleaning process. Employee #1 was still working on his side of the mower when his coworker plugged the machine back in. Employee #1's right middle finger was amputated at the first knuckle.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, LOCKOUT, LAWN MOWER, COMMUNICATION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119902252			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Nursery workers

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