Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 135480.015 - Employee amputates two fingertips while repairing motorized

Accident Summary Nr: 135480.015 -- Report ID: 0728900 -- Event Date: 05/08/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1530002.015	05/10/2021		515120	Hearst Communications, Inc.

Abstract: At 4:30 p.m. on May 8, 2021, an employee working as a maintenance technician for a television station was attempting to repair a motorized vehicle gate. The employee was trying to guide a chain onto a sprocket when he pinched two fingers in the motorized mechanism. The employee amputated his right index and middle fingertips and was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Caught Between, Chain, Finger, Fingertip, Gate, Hand, Instantaneous amputation, Maintenance, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Motor, Partial Amputation, Pinch Point, Pinched, Repair, Sprocket, Traumatic Amputation

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1530002.015	43	M	Hospitalized injury		Not specified mechanics and repairers

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