Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 95305.015 - Employee amputates thumb in a rotating fan belt

Accident Summary Nr: 95305.015 -- Report ID: 0418300 -- Event Date: 04/25/2017
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1230334.015	05/01/2017		238220	Jeffcoat & Associates, Llc

Abstract: At 10:00 a.m. on April 25, 2017, Employee #1 was observing the operation of the fan belts. After the power was shut off, but before the belt finished rotating, the employee put his hand on the belt and his thumb was amputated.

Keywords: Amputation, Caught In, Fan Belt, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Rotating Parts, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1230334.015	47	M	Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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