Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201064219 - Employee injured when fingers caught in unguarded belt

Accident Summary Nr: 201064219 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 11/22/2000
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300787058	07/13/2001	1742	238310	Banker Insulation

Abstract: At 11:30 a.m. on November 22, 2000, Employee #1, an employee of Banker Insulation, received a serious injury to his right hand while operating an insulation blowing machine. Employee #1 was operating the machine at a job site when he got his fingers caught in the unguarded belt and pulley mechanism on the motor. Employee #1 was transported in a company vehicle to the Pomerado Hospital. The employer failed to report this injury, but the accident was reported by Employee #1 on July 11, 2001.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, BELT, FINGER, INSULATOR, CAUGHT BY, PULLEY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Single family or duplex dwelling		Alteration or rehabilitation		$50,000 to $250,000	2

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	300787058			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Interior plumbing, ducting, electrical work Fatality Cause: Crushed/run-over/trapped of operator by operating

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