Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201113552 - Pepperdine University Worker's Finger Is Amputed by Fan

Accident Summary Nr: 201113552 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 02/01/2002
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
120312640	02/11/2002	8221	611310	Pepperdine University

Abstract: On February 1, 2002, Employee #1, working at Pepperdine University in Malibu, CA, was trying to remove a roof exhaust. The fan was located on the roof and enclosed in a housing with a top cover. The fan motor wires went through a small duct in the housing to an ON/OFF switch located outside the housing. Employee #1 turned the ON/OFF switch to its "off" position. Employee #1 stated that he tested the wires with a line tester to see if the wires were live and found they were not. He removed the top cover of the housing. He then reached in to check the fan. He believed he touched the fan motor wires, and the fan started abruptly. He speculated that the nonconductive layer on the conductors might have been exposed causing two wires to touch and make the circuit when he reached in and accidentally touched the electrical cable section from the switch to the duct.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, FAN BLADE, FINGER, CAUGHT BY, ELECTRONIC TECHNICN, ELECTRIC CONDUCTOR, MECH MALFUNCTION

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	120312640			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Electrical and electronic technicians

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