Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202653911 - Employee's Finger Is Crushed While Attaching a Trailer

Accident Summary Nr: 202653911 -- Report ID: 0950612 -- Event Date: 10/15/2012
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
316734144	11/01/2012	0761	115115	Chieftain Harvesting, Inc.

Abstract: At approximately 9:00 a.m. on October 15, 2012, Employee #1, Tractor Operator, was assisting a coworker, a driver, to hitch a trailer to an 18-wheeler truck. The employee was assisting the coworker to attach the trailer to a second trailer when his finger was caught at the hitching point. The employee's right hand, tip of the third finger was crushed, and amputated. Employee #1 was transported to Salinas Valley Memorial Hospital, where he was treated and released.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FINGER, DRIVER, TRAILER HITCH, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CRUSHED, TRUCK, TRACTOR, TRAILER, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	316734144			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Farm workers

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