Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201078813 - Employee's Arm Is Caught in Machinery and Is Amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 201078813 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 11/02/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315346726	11/07/2012	0723	115114	Harvest Time Produce

Abstract: At approximately 1:25 p.m. on November 2, 2012, Employee #1 finished replacing a bearing on one of the head pulley and conveyor belt assembles of an avocado sizing machine. He then began testing the machine. As he tested it, his right arm contacted the unguarded nip point of another pulley and conveyor. The rotating parts pulled his arm into the machine and amputated it. Employee #1 was transported to a medical center, where he underwent surgical procedures and was hospitalized for post-operative care.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, BELT CONVEYOR, FARM MACHINERY, CAUGHT BY, ARM, NIP POINT, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315346726			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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