OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221442981
REDWOOD EMPIRE VINEYARD MANAGEMENT INC.
GLEN ELLEN, CA·
Event description
Employee lacerates fingers when caught between bin and trail
Investigation abstract
At 9:30 a.m. on October 2, 2021, an employee working as a Heavy Equipment the back of the trailer with his left hand pushing the load and the right hand on the level opening the latch. The employee said the bin apparently moved when he had his left hand caught between the bin and the trailer pad. The employee crushed his ring finger and lacerated all his fingers, requiring medical treatment but no amputation and no hospitalization. Operator for a vineyard management company was harvesting of grapes. The employee used a combination of microbins, tractors and a dump truck during harvesting. The employee had worked for the employer for almost 11 years spending most of his time harvesting at different sites. The employee was driving a trailer containing 3 microboxes loaded with grapes. The employer stated that each box weighed about 900 pounds. The employee was parked on a hill that had a slight incline. The employee was unloading the boxes of grapes to be transferred to another truck. He was trying to open the spring loaded latch at
Victim
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#1 Non-hospitalized injury Age 36 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 7020
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