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Accident Summary Nr: 121996.015 - Employee's finger is amputated when caught between belt and

Accident Summary Nr: 121996.015 -- Report ID: 0953220 -- Event Date: 07/30/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1421683.015	07/30/2019		327410	Lhoist North America Of Arizona, Inc.

Abstract: At 7:30 a.m. on July 30, 2019, an employee was moving the drive belt of a Gardner-Denver Reciprocating Pump (Model: 200-001), by hand, to position the pistons. When the pistons were positioned, the belt inadvertently moved and caught the employee's finger between the belt and pulley. The employee sustained a partial amputation of the tip of the left pinky finger and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Belt, Caught Between, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Partial Amputation, Pulled In, Pulley

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1421683.015	63	M	Hospitalized injury		Machine operators, not specified

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