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Accident Summary Nr: 126080.015 - Employee lacerates and partially amputates finger in belt an

Accident Summary Nr: 126080.015 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 04/23/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1473665.015	04/29/2020		562920	International Paper Recycling

Abstract: At 6:45 a.m. on April 23, 2020, an employee was performing a pre-trip DOT-type of inspection on a semi tractor. The employee had the engine of the tractor running with the bonnet opened, looking for fluid leaks. The employee was leaning on the air conditioning compressor while looking for leaks, when his right hand slipped and made contact with the serpentine belt and pulley(s). The employee sustained a deep laceration and partial amputation of the fourth digit on the right hand. This injury required surgical revision of the remaining distal phalanx of this digit. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Belt, Finger, Inspecting, Inspection, Laceration, Leak, Partial Amputation, Pulley, Slip, Tractor

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1473665.015	40	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Truck drivers, light

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