Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 115956.015 - Employee amputates finger when caught in fan belt/pulley

Accident Summary Nr: 115956.015 -- Report ID: 0215800 -- Event Date: 04/17/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1398292.015	05/02/2019		611310	Syracuse University

Abstract: At approximately 7:40 p.m. on April 17, 2019, an employee was changing cooling tower fan belts. The employee was changing the second of six belts when the fan turned on and pulled the fingers into the pulley. The employee suffered a left index finger amputation. The employee was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught In, Cooling Tower, Fan Belt, Finger, Pulley

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury
1	1398292.015	48	M	Non Hospitalized injury

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