Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 123730.015 - Employee partially amputates finger when caught between belt

Accident Summary Nr: 123730.015 -- Report ID: 0418800 -- Event Date: 02/03/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1460890.015	02/05/2020		488190	Aar Aircraft Services Inc.

Abstract: At 10:50 a.m. on February 3, 2020, an employee working as an aircraft mechanic for an aircraft support service company was instructed to troubleshoot a commercial pressure washer. A coworker arrived to assist and proceeded to remove the guard and turn the switch off to see belt running. The pressure washer had two belts, an outer belt that was not running but an inner belt which was running. The employee reached into the belts and caught his right hand in the inner belt which pulled it into the nip point between belt and pulley. The employee injured his hand crushing his middle finger and losing the nail on another finger. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Keywords: Aircraft, Amputated, Amputation, Belt, Catch Point, Caught Between, Crushed, Energized, Finger, Fingertip, Guard, Hand, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Mechanic, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Nip Point, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Pressure Wash, Pulled In, Pulley, Traumatic Amputation, Troubleshooting

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1460890.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Aircraft mechanics, excluding engine

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