Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 170629950 - Employee Injured after Reaching into a Chemical Pump

Accident Summary Nr: 170629950 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 05/01/2001
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125724278	05/23/2001	7342	0	Staffords Pest Control

Abstract: On May 1, 2001, Employee #1 was applying pesticides at a residence. Employee #1 had finished about half of the yard when he thought that the chemical pump had stopped working. Employee #1 went to the truck and thought that the V-belts on the pump had stopped turning and thought tapping the belts would get them to turn again. Employee #1 reached into the bed of the truck, around and behind the guard on the belts, and attempted to tap the belts. The middle finger of Employee #1's left hand got pulled into the nip point of the belt and flywheel and severed the tip. Employee #1 treated and released.

Keywords: BELT, FINGER, PUMP, PESTICIDE, CHEMICAL

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125724278			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Laborers, except construction

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