Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201125465 - Employee Lacerates Finger in Air Handling Unit

Accident Summary Nr: 201125465 -- Report ID: 0950613 -- Event Date: 03/30/2005
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
300842697	05/20/2005	8744	561210	Abm Engineering Services

Abstract: At approximately 8:00 a.m. on March 30, 2005, Employee #1 was inspecting an air compressor. When he turned a wheel of a V-Belt by hand, he pinched his left ring finger in an air handling unit. He lacerated his finger and some flesh was removed. The compressor was locked-out and tagged-out, and the power was off at the time of the accident. There was a guard on the machine, and Employee #1 removed it to inspect the V-Belt. Employee #1 was taken to the hospital and released the same day.

Keywords: WHEEL, COMPRESSOR, MAINTENANCE, BELT, FINGER, GUARD, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, LACERATION, SKIN

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	300842697			Non Hospitalized injury	Cut/Laceration	Machinery maintenance occupations

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