Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130186.015 - Employee amputates fingers while adjusting grading machine s

Accident Summary Nr: 130186.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 10/02/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1496336.015	10/07/2020		112310	Centrum Valley Farms

Abstract: At 6:50 a.m. on October 2, 2020, an employee working as a maintenance helper for a chicken egg producer was adjusting a sensor on the egg grading machine. As the employee was adjusting the sensor he contacted the chain and sprocket with his left. The employee amputated two fingers on his left hand and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Adjust, Agriculture, Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Chain, Contact, Farm, Farm Machinery, Finger, Food Handling, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Maintenance, Mechanic, Repair, Sensor, Sprocket, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1496336.015	23	M	Hospitalized injury		Helpers, mechanics and repairers

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