Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 94918.015 - Employee amputates four fingers when working on a fan

Accident Summary Nr: 94918.015 -- Report ID: 0626300 -- Event Date: 04/18/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1226763.015	04/21/2017		238220	Hopper Air Conditioning & Heating Co.

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on April 18, 2017, an employee was doing preventive maintenance on a fresh intake fan. The electrical source of energy was locked out but the residual sources of energy were in the process of being locked out. The employee was doing an inspection, on the ground of fresh air fan #17 when he stuck his hand on the motor approximately 2 inches away from the pulleys. When employee put his hand on the motor, his hand slipped and got caught in the pulleys. The employee amputated his left pinky at the knuckle and 3 fingers next to it.

Keywords: Amputation, Fan, Finger, Pulley

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1226763.015	51	M	Hospitalized injury		Mechanical controls and valve repairers

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