Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 106586.015 - Employee's hand is crushed by HVAC cooling fan blade

Accident Summary Nr: 106586.015 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 06/04/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1323620.015	06/18/2018		423990	Norman S. Wright Mechanical Equipment Corporation

Abstract: At 5:00 p.m. on June 4, 2018, an employee was working for a wholesaler of heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) equipment. He and a coworker were looking for an abnormal sound emitted by the condenser section unit of an HVAC system. The employee was removing the panel or cover of the unit to identify the sound. He placed his left hand between the rotating cooling fan blades and the housing. His hand was crushed between the blade and the stationary housing. He sustained severe metacarpal fracture and a tendon injury to his left hand, as a result of a severe laceration of his left palm. He was sent to the Buncke Clinic of the Sutter Hospital. He was admitted that same day, treated, and discharged on June 9, 2018. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Caught Between, Crushed, Fan, Fan Blade, Fracture, Hand, Laceration, Maintenance, Rotating Parts

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1323620.015	32	M	Hospitalized injury		Technicians, n.e.c.

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