Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116809.015 - Employee amputates fingers while cleaning running car belt

Accident Summary Nr: 116809.015 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 05/22/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1405597.015	06/04/2019		811111	Ambassador Automotive Inc

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on May 22, 2019, an employee (a coowner) was replacing an air conditioning compressor on a Toyota car. The employee was using a rag to wipe excess spray off the belt while it was still running when the belt caught the rag and pulled the employees fingers into the crankshaft pulley. The employee amputated two fingers and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Automobile, Automotive Repair, Belt, Caught Between, Caught By, Cleaning, Fan Belt, Finger, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Pulley, Repair

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1405597.015	52	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Automobile mechanics

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