Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 740902 - Employee's fingers injured when caught in nip point

Accident Summary Nr: 740902 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 04/19/1991
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
111912747	04/26/1991	7542	0	Ellis Car Wash

Abstract: At approximately 11:15 a.m. on April 19, 1991, Employee #1 was attempting to determine the cause of a slipping belt on a front bumper blaster pump unit. The employee removed the guard without disconnecting the electrical power or locking out the unit prior to working on it. The unit, which is automatically controlled, started and the employee's hand became caught in the nip point of the pulley belt. Employee #1 sustained a serious injury to two fingers of his right hand.

Keywords: REPAIR, BELT, FINGER, GUARD, WORK RULES, CAUGHT BY, LOCKOUT, NIP POINT, PULLEY, MACHINE--MISC

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	111912747			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Managers and administrators, n.e.c

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