Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 202601449 - Employee's Finger Is Amputated by Belt and Pulley

Accident Summary Nr: 202601449 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 10/21/2009
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
313507014	11/23/2009	4581	488119	San Bernardino Inter.Airport Authority/Ivda

Abstract: At approximately 11:45 a.m. on October 21, 2009, Employee #1, who had been working for two years as a regular fulltime employee of a nonunionized airport authority that employed 40 workers, was working on an air conditioning unit. In preparing to replace a fan belt on McQuay Season Masters Air Handler #1, at Building Number 650, Employee #1 turned the power off. However, the fan belt was still coasting, when Employee #1 tried to stop the belt with his right hand. His hand was pulled into the lower pinch point of the belt and pulley, and his right ring finger was amputated. Employee #1 was hospitalized. Someone reported the injury to the Division at 2:15 p.m. on October 22, 2009.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, AIR CONDITIONER, FINGER, LOCKOUT, CAUGHT BETWEEN, FAN BELT, NIP POINT, PULLEY

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	313507014			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Heating, air conditioning, and refrig. mechanics

Thank You for Visiting Our Website

You are exiting the Department of Labor's Web server.

The Department of Labor does not endorse, takes no responsibility for, and exercises no control over the linked organization or its views, or contents, nor does it vouch for the accuracy or accessibility of the information contained on the destination server. The Department of Labor also cannot authorize the use of copyrighted materials contained in linked Web sites. Users must request such authorization from the sponsor of the linked Web site. Thank you for visiting our site. Please click the button below to continue.