Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170151872 - Employee's left hand amputated by belt drive

Accident Summary Nr: 170151872 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 11/18/1995
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120080452	12/07/1995	1611	0	Pavement Recycling Systems, Inc.

Abstract: Employee #1 and a coworker had just finished fixing a hydraulic leak on a pavement machine next to a K rail median of the freeway. The coworker started the machine, and with the cover open, Employee #1 aimed a flashlight into the engine compartment to see if the hydraulic leak was fixed. He slipped and his left hand, which was holding the flashlight, fell into the belt drive of the motor. His left hand was amputated and he was hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, REPAIR, BELT, SLIP, CAUGHT BY, CONSTRUCTION, ENGINE, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120080452			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machine operators, not specified

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