Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 139947.015 - Employee sustains amputation of right pinky finger at sortin

Accident Summary Nr: 139947.015 -- Report ID: 0950635 -- Event Date: 07/01/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1542755.015	07/20/2021		493120	Pacific International Cold Storage Llc

Abstract: At 9:30 a.m. on July 1, 2021, Employee #1, a temporary agency worker serving as lead packer at a produce handling facility, was working at sorting table #1 attached to a Giro machine in Room #5. On the first day of the season, while removing a moldy mandarin, the employee's right pinky finger was caught and amputated in the space between the roller and sheet metal at the end of the sorting table. A nearby coworker witnessed the incident, and the operations supervisor was present onsite in his office. The employee was hospitalized for treatment. Cal/OSHA investigated the incident starting July 20, 2021, and identified multiple causal factors, including unguarded rollers. Serious citations were issued.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Caught By, Caught In, Finger, Fingertip, Power Roller, Roller Conveyor, Roller--Const Equip, Roller--Mach/Part, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1542755.015	36	F	Hospitalized injury		Hand packers and packagers

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