Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202601035 - Employee Amputates Finger While Replacing Exhaust Fan Belt

Accident Summary Nr: 202601035 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 07/20/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313506172	08/13/2009	1711	238220	Polar Barr Air Conditioning, Inc

Abstract: At approximately 12:50 p.m. on July 20, 2009, Employee #1, a service technician working for Polar Barr Air Conditioning, was servicing air conditioning units on the roof of a restaurant. He used a ladder from inside the building to access the roof. Once on the roof, he began changing the filters and belts on the exhaust fan and air conditioning units. He was using a screw driver to remove the belt from the exhaust fan, when the screw driver slipped. His left index finger became caught between the belt and pulley and was partially amputated up to the first knuckle. His injury did not require hospitalization.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, REPAIR, BELT, AIR CONDITIONER, FINGER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, PULLEY

Accident Details
End Use		Project Type		Project Cost	Stories	Non-building Height	Fatality
Commercial building		Maintenance or repair		Under $50,000	1	18

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation	Construction
1	313506172			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Technicians, n.e.c.	Distance of Fall: feet Worker Height Above Ground/Floor: feet Cause: Installing equipment (HVAC and other) Fatality Cause: Other

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