OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221390503

WMD FARMING

PATTERSON, CA· 2021-09-01T00:00:00

Event: Abrasion, Adjust, Agriculture, Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Catch Point, Caught Between, Contusion, Crushed, Engineering Controls, Farm, Farm Machinery, Farm worker, Finger, Fingertip, Guide, Hand, Hand Tool, Lack of Engineering Controls, Slip, Slippery Surface, Wheel, Wrench
NAICS: 111219
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345526545
Employer profile: WMD FARMING
Summary number: 221390503
Report ID: 0950624

Event description

Employee crushes finger between wrench and farm equipment

Investigation abstract

At 11:40 a.m. on September 1, 2021, an employee working as a farm worker for a produce farm was adjusting a guide wheel lever. The bar slipped and caught the employee between a wrench and part of the equipment. The employee was hospitalized to treat a crushed fingertip.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 57 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
479

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