Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202553525 - Worker Amputates Fingertip While Servicing Air Conditioner

Accident Summary Nr: 202553525 -- Report ID: 0950631 -- Event Date: 10/14/2011
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
315526418	10/25/2011	8062	622110	Kaiser Permanente

Abstract: On October 14, 2011, Employee #1 was working at a hospital in Irvine, CA. Employee #1 was servicing a rooftop air conditioning unit. He was checking the tension of a fan belt driving a freely rotating exhaust fan. His fingertip was caught in the nip point between the pulley and belt, and he sustained an amputation. Employee #1 and a representative of his employer were interviewed. Employee #1 was not a contract employee. The employee's immediate supervisor was not at the accident location. The accident was reported to the Division on October 14, 2011.

Keywords: MAINTENANCE, AMPUTATED, ROOF, BELT, AIR CONDITIONER, FINGER, HEALTH CARE FACILITY, LOCKOUT, NIP POINT, PULLEY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	315526418			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Machinery maintenance occupations

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