Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 101950.015 - Employee suffers amputation when fingertip is caught between

Accident Summary Nr: 101950.015 -- Report ID: 0336000 -- Event Date: 12/27/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1286128.015	01/04/2018		213112	Pennhills Resources, Llc

Abstract: At 2:20 p.m. on December 27, 2017, Employee #1 and a coworker were working on a forklift that was experiencing belt/battery charging issues. The employee had his hand on the belt of the motor. The coworker thought that he heard the employee ask him to start the forklift. Employee#1's fingertip became caught between the belt and pulley when the motor started, and was amputated.

Keywords: Amputated, Battery, Belt, Caught Between, Finger, Powered Industrial Vehicle, Pulley

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1286128.015	56	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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