Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 171038961 - Employee's hand injured in chopper on hop harvester

Accident Summary Nr: 171038961 -- Report ID: 1055350 -- Event Date: 09/11/1999
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
302216387	09/21/1999	4221	0	Golden Gate Emerald Hop Inc Dba Golden Gate Emeral

Abstract: Employee #1 was cleaning vines from a plugged chopper on a hop harvester that was turned off. When he was finished, he turned on the machine from the inside. The machine was running and Employee #1 was getting down when he saw vines hanging near the chopper. He was pulling off the vines when his hand was pulled into the chopper. He sustained injuries that required hospitalization. Operating procedures required standing on a ladder outside the machine to turn it on and see if it was working properly.

Keywords: ROTATING KNIFE, WORK RULES, CLEANING, CAUGHT BY, HARVESTER, LOCKOUT, CLOGGED, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	302216387			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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