Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 113108.015 - Employee adjusting belt tension sustains amputation of finge

Accident Summary Nr: 113108.015 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 12/26/2018
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1374783.015	01/30/2019		311830	Gruma Corporation

Abstract: At 1:00 p.m. on December 26, 2018, an employee was working for a firm that made tortillas. He was adjusting the tension of the belt and pulley of a Lennox HVAC system motor. This is done by adjusting the fan belt tension nut and bolt. The employee claimed to have first shut off the power. He did not wait for the motor and associated belt and pulley drive mechanism to come to a complete stop or halt. He began adjusting the tension adjusting bolt of the belt and pulley drive belt with a wrench, or spanner. In the process, his right hand slipped. The tip of the index finger on his right hand was caught in the nip point between the pulley and belt. He sustained the partial amputation of the fingertip of his right index finger. He was taken to St. Rose Hospital by a coworker. He was discharged within seven hours.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Belt, Caught Between, Caught In, Finger, Fingertip, Food processing, HVAC, Maintenance, Nip Point, Pulley

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1374783.015	54	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Managers and administrators, n.e.c

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