Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116737.015 - Employee's hand is wounded when pulled into pulley

Accident Summary Nr: 116737.015 -- Report ID: 0521700 -- Event Date: 05/23/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1405008.015	05/30/2019		238220	Air Comfort Corporation

Abstract: At 9:00 a.m. on May 23, 2019, Employee #1, an apprentice pipefitter service technician, was engaged in maintenance/repair work at a commercial building. He was attempting to stop a moving fan belt, part of an air handler. He had shut off the main source of power, but the fan belt was still running slowly. The employee attempted to stop the belt by grabbing it with his right hand. The belt pulled the employee's hand into the pulley, causing avulsion wounds to the middle, ring, and pinky fingers. The employee was transported to the hospital, where he was treated for the wounds.

Keywords: Air Conditioner, Avulsion, Caught In, Construction, Energized, Fan Belt, Fingertip, Hand, Maintenance, Pulley, Untrained

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair			1	10

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Construction
1	1405008.015	26	M	Hospitalized injury		Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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