Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 127517.015 - Employee sustains partial finger amputation in moving fan be

Accident Summary Nr: 127517.015 -- Report ID: 0950614 -- Event Date: 12/31/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1464431.015	02/12/2020		811111	Ken Betts, Inc.

Abstract: At 1:30 p.m. on December 31, 2019, Employee #1 was in the process of changing an alternator on an automobile. The manager of the employee had instructed the employee not to perform this job without supervision. The employee decided to do the work and got his right pinky finger caught in a moving fan belt, when trying to retrieve a rag that fell inside the engine compartment. The employee sustained a laceration and partial finger amputation to his right pinky finger. The employee was hospitalized.

Keywords: Automotive Repair, Caught In, Fan Belt, Finger, Laceration, Partial Amputation, Rotating Parts

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1464431.015	46	M	Hospitalized injury		Automobile mechanic apprentices

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