Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 201480209 - Employee's fingers injured in forklift cooling fan

Accident Summary Nr: 201480209 -- Report ID: 0950622 -- Event Date: 12/19/1996
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119765048	01/23/1997	7699	0	Tenco

Abstract: At approximately 10:30 a.m. on December 19, 1996, Employee #1, a field mechanic, was at a customer site servicing a forklift. While the engine was running, he noticed a water leak. As he was locating the leak and tightening the hose clamp, his left hand became caught in the moving cooling fan. Employee #1 sustained injuries to the fingers on his left hand, for which he was hospitalized.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, FAN, FAN BLADE, VEHICLE, FINGER, WORK RULES, MECHANIC, CAUGHT BY, INDUSTRIAL TRUCK, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119765048			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Specified mechanics and repairers

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