Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201089505 - Employee's Finger Is Caught in Shaft and Amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 201089505 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 08/10/2007
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
310822242	09/11/2007	2037	311411	Wm Bolthouse Farms Inc

Abstract: At 5:00 a.m. on August 10, 2007, Employee #1 was operating a carrot pomace, filling machine. He was in the process of filling one gallon test bags of the pomace when he inadvertently placed his finger onto the product plunger guide. His middle finger was partially amputated, when it was pressed between the connection/union of the air cylinder shaft. Employee was transported to the Kern Medical Center emergency room for treatment and was released a short time later. Employee #1 was not hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, CYLINDER, FINGER, CAUGHT BY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	310822242			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Packaging and filling machine operators

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