Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202488383 - Employee Amputates Finger Tip in Chipper

Accident Summary Nr: 202488383 -- Report ID: 0950621 -- Event Date: 02/09/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
311867865	02/18/2009	9223	922140	Ca Dept Of Corrections & Rehab Folsom Prison

Abstract: Employee #1, an inmate at Folsom prison, climbed into a chipper and reached into the moving blade. His finger tip was amputated, and he was hospitalized for treatment. Further investigation revealed that the employee violated safety training rules by not waiting for the machine to stop.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, FINGER, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, CHIPPER, BLADE

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	311867865			Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Occupation not reported

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