Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 119420.015 - Employee's finger is caught in fan belt and amputated

Accident Summary Nr: 119420.015 -- Report ID: 0627510 -- Event Date: 08/27/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1427234.015	08/29/2019		238220	Anthony Mechanical Inc.

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on August 27, 2019, Employee #1, employed by a plumbing/heating/air conditioning company, was working at a hospital and attempting to place sheet metal to blank off air supply. While working inside the air handling unit 5B02, the employee caught his right hand in the fan belt. Employee #1 received an amputation to the tip of his finger. He received medical treatment but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Caught In, Construction, Fan Belt, Fingertip, HVAC, Hand, Installing, Laceration, Maintenance, Rehabilitation, Repair, Sheet Metal

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Alteration or rehabilitation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	1427234.015	35	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause:

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