Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 133107.015 - Employee amputates fingertip when caught between machine bel

Accident Summary Nr: 133107.015 -- Report ID: 0950647 -- Event Date: 08/21/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1497303.015	10/08/2020		811310	Snow Well Service, Inc.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on August 21, 2020, an employee working as an engineering technician for an oilfield service company removed the panel on a Aerocool� Commercial Evaporative Cooler. The employee heard a noise coming from the evaporative cooler and removed the panel to assess a noise coming from the equipment. The employee decided he needed to repair an issue with a belt inside the equipment. The employee shut off the equipment, unplugged it and proceeded to re-align the belt. The employee caught his right middle finger in the pinch point between the belt and pulley on the equipment. The employee amputated his fingertip and required medical treatment without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Caught In, Engineering Technician, Finger, Fingertip, Hand, Injury Illness Prevention Program, Instantaneous amputation, Laceration, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Noise, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Pulley, Repair, Sheared, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1497303.015	36	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Industrial engineering technicians

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.