Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 108059.015 - Employee touches unguarded heat slinger on fan and amputates

Accident Summary Nr: 108059.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 06/12/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1336660.015	08/07/2018		311119	Zinpro Corporation

Abstract: At 4:10 a.m. on June 12, 2018, an employee was troubleshooting a fan and reached into an area to check on a bearing. The employee's fingers touched the "heat slinger" that was used to cool the bearing in the fan and had amputated several fingers and thumb from his left hand. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Bearing, Caught By, Fan, Finger, Thumb, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1336660.015	57	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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