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Accident Summary Nr: 134553.015 - Employee amputates tips of three fingers due to unguarded mo

Accident Summary Nr: 134553.015 -- Report ID: 0418100 -- Event Date: 03/25/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1523401.015	04/06/2021		811192	Carnett'S Management Company

Abstract: At approximately 12:30 p.m. on March 25, 2021, an employee was performing maintenance on a wheel blaster pump at a car wash. The employee removed the belt and pulley cover while the crew leader was away. The wheel blaster was inadvertently actuated, causing the motor to engage and rotate the pulleys and belt. As a result, the employee sustained amputations to the tips of the index, middle, and ring fingers. The employee was treated for injuries but was not hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Belt, Car Wash, Finger, Fingertip, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Maintenance, Pulley, Rotating Parts, Tagout, Unguarded

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1523401.015	24	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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