Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 100440.015 - Employee's thumb is amputated when caught in a hay baler

Accident Summary Nr: 100440.015 -- Report ID: 0355112 -- Event Date: 10/10/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1274996.015	10/11/2017		322211	Eska Usa, Inc.

Abstract: At 5:40 p.m. on October 10, 2017, Employee #1 was threading baler wire into the hay baler. The baler performed a tie cycle and the inserter rod caught the gloved right hand of the employee. His hand was pushed into the baler and his right thumb was amputated. The employee was hospitalized for his injury.

Keywords: Amputated, Baler, Caught In, Glove, Hand, Thumb, Wire Drawing Machine

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1274996.015	60	M	Hospitalized injury

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