Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 511766 - Employee's finger amputated between belt and pulley

Accident Summary Nr: 511766 -- Report ID: 0950645 -- Event Date: 02/08/1992
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
112217484	02/20/1992	5541	0	Donovan Shell Station

Abstract: Employee #1 was putting a new fan belt on a 1983 Pontiac 6000. He had a screw driver in his left hand and a remote start in his right hand. When Employee #1 hit the button on the remote start to turn the pulley, but his left hand slipped and his middle finger became caught between the belt and the pulley. Employee #1's finger was amputated to the first joint.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, INSTALLING, AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR, BELT, FINGER, MECHANIC, CAUGHT BETWEEN, PULLEY, HAND

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	112217484			Non Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Automobile mechanics

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