Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 957613 - Employee amputates finger in v-belt of vacuum

Accident Summary Nr: 957613 -- Report ID: 0950633 -- Event Date: 09/19/1993
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119962827	10/18/1993	5411	0	The Vons Companies

Abstract: At approximately 5:20 a.m. on September 19, 1993, Employee #1, a porter, was seriously injured while trying to repair the floor scrubbing machine, Advance model #s/w 265626. Employee #1 had turned on both switches of the scrubbing machine, one operates the brushes and the other operates the vacuum. When the machine did not operate, Employee #1 removed the front cover, pulled on a v-belt, which began running and amputated the end of his left middle finger. Employee #1 was hospitalized for one day as a result of his injuries.

Keywords: AMPUTATED, REPAIR, FINGER, VACUUM CLEANER, WORK RULES, LOCKOUT, V-BELT

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119962827			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Occupation not reported

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