Accident Report Detail

Accident: 142797.015 - Employee Amputates Finger In Belt And Pulley

**Accident: 142797.015 -- Report ID: 0316700 -- Event Date: 12/02/2021**
Inspection	Open Date	SIC	Establishment Name
1572849.015	01/13/2022		Blaise Alexander Lewistown, Inc.

At 3:30 p.m. on December 2, 2021, an employee, an auto mechanic, had a running v ehicle elevated on a vehicle lift while he was sanding the serpentine belt. The employee's right ring finger got caught in the pinch point between the running s erpentine belt and the pully. The employee suffered an amputation of 90 percent of his right ring finger and was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: amputated, amputation, auto lift, automobile, automotive repair, belt, caught in, fan belt, finger, mechanic, pinched, pulley, sanding machine, vehicle

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree	Nature	Occupation
1	1572849.015	45	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Automobile mechanics

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