Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170872527 - Employee's finger amputated in hay baler

Accident Summary Nr: 170872527 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 09/21/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120085923	01/19/2000	0131	0	Newhall Land & Farming Co

Abstract: Employee #1 was using a New Holland 515 baler to bundle alfalfa in a field when some debris became caught in the chute. He was reaching into the chute to clean it out when his left hand became caught by the sprocket, amputating the tip of his left index finger. Employee #1 had not turned off the baler before reaching into the chute.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, AGRICULTURE, FINGER, WORK RULES, CLEANING, FARM MACHINERY, CAUGHT BY, BALER, SPROCKET

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120085923			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Farm workers

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