Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115660.015 - Employee amputates ring and middle finger in car belt and pu

Accident Summary Nr: 115660.015 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 03/26/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1395531.015	04/24/2019		811111	Palmer Automotive Electric, Inc

Abstract: At 1:57 p.m. on March 26, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a general automotive repair shop, was fixing a car. He had just finished the repair of an oil leak behind the wheel of the car and was checking his work. Employee #1 started the car to see if any leaks occurred. He was using a rag to clean the area while he checked. The rag got caught by a moving belt and his right hand was pulled into the belt and pulley system and injured. Employee #1 was hospitalized, and his middle finger and ring finger on his right hand were amputated.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Automobile, Belt, Caught Between, Caught In, Finger, Hand, Leak, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Pulley, Vehicle

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1395531.015	39	M	Hospitalized injury		Mechanical controls and valve repairers

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