Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 94534.015 - Employee amputates finger in rolling ball machine

Accident Summary Nr: 94534.015 -- Report ID: 0950625 -- Event Date: 03/17/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1223346.015	04/06/2017		925120	City Of Visalia, Community Development

Abstract: At approximately 7:45 a.m. on February 21, 2017, an employee, maintenance mechanic, was assigned to troubleshoot problematic conditions. The employee was drying the surface of 1 of 2 horizontal moving drive belts of a rolling ball machine with a paper towel. The employee accessed this section of the machine though an unguarded area located in front of the equipment. Consequently, the employee's left index finger became wedged in between the drive pulley and belt causing a partial finger amputation. The employee was hospitalized and treated for his injuries.

Keywords: Amputated, Belt, Caught In, Finger, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Maintenance, Pulley

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1223346.015	59	M	Hospitalized injury		Inspectors and compliance officers except constr.

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