Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201067980 - Employee Amputates Finger in Crank Pulley Case

Accident Summary Nr: 201067980 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 06/02/2004
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
125872069	06/22/2004	5541	447190	Hillcrest Shell

Abstract: At approximately 4:36 p.m. on June 2, 2004, an employee was repairing a crank pulley and timing chain cover on a Nissan auto in the East garage bay. The equipment and materials used were a half-inch pneumatic wrench, crank pulley and timing chain cover. The employee inadvertently placed his left middle finger on the crank pulley case and it got cut off between the crank pulley and the timing chain cover. About one inch of the left middle finger was amputated and the surgeon was not able to reattach it. The employee was not hospitalized.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, FINGER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, PULLEY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	125872069			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Automobile mechanics

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