Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 200533511 - Employee Amputates Finger in Belt and Pulley System

Accident Summary Nr: 200533511 -- Report ID: 0751910 -- Event Date: 03/29/2010
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
314671280	06/29/2010	5511	441110	Toyota Of Des Moines

Abstract: Employee was preforming maintenance on a customer vehicle. The employee was tightening the wiring harness with the vehicle running. The employee reached into the engine area and became caught in the belt and pulley system. This resulted in an amputation of the little finger and severely cutting the ring and middle finger of the left hand. The employee was taken to Iowa Clinic Plastic Surgery in West Des Moines, Iowa where he was treated and released. The employee later had hand surgery. The tip of the finger could not be re-attached according to the employee.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, VEHICLE, BELT, FINGER, MECHANIC, CAUGHT BY, ENGINE, LACERATION, PULLEY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	314671280			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Automobile mechanics

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