OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221408065
TORRES FARMS, INC.
LODI, CA·
Event description
Employee amputates fingertips in harvesting machine
Investigation abstract
At 9:00 p.m. on October 18, 2021, an employee was harvesting grapes with a crew of coworkers. The harvesting machine became jammed with sticks and stopped moving. As the employee reached in to clear the jam, the machine began to resume movement. The employee's right middle and ring fingertips were amputated, and he sustained lacerations to his right index finger. The employee was hospitalized.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 48 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 889
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