Accident Report Detail
Accident: 201090198 - Employee'S Hand Injured When Caught In Harvester Conveyor
Accident: 201090198 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 08/19/1996 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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126206432 | 09/16/1996 | 0722 | Basic Vegetable Products | ||||
On August 19, 1996, Employee #1, of Basic Vegetable Products, was driving an onion harvester in field #1362. He noticed that grass had built up on the rear conveyor chain, so he stopped the harvester and dismounted without disengaging the drive machine that operates the belts and conveyors. Employee #1 climbed to the top of the rear of the harvester and began removing grass from the moving conveyor chain. He was standing atop a work platform guardrail and was starting to climb down when he slipped. Employee #1 tried to stabilize himself, but his left hand became caught in the conveyor, resulting in serious lacerations and amputation of a finger. Employee #1 stated that he had been trained to shut off the conveyor before removing debris. Caution stickers were mounted in the area. | |||||||
Keywords:
amputated, guardrail, agriculture, work rules, cleaning, slip, caught by, harvester, conveyor, unstable position
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 126206432 | Hospitalized injury | Cut/Laceration | Farm workers |