Inspection Detail

Inspection: 120069216 - U-Rent

Inspection Information - Office: Labor Enforcement Task Force (Letf) Unit - South

Investigation Summary

Employee #1 was working on a Ford truck, which he had used without permission, when it developed a timing fault. He was attempting to correct the timing before he returned the truck. He rotated the distributor with the engine running; the air-conditioning belt was rotating clockwise in front of the distributor. When Employee #1 withdrew his right hand he caught his ring finger in the belt's pulley wheel. His fingertip was lacerated and subsequently amputated. Employee #1 was treated and released at Pleasant Valley Hospital, Camarillo, CA. No citation was issued to the employer.

Keywords: ROTATING PARTS, AMPUTATED, REPAIR, BELT, FINGER, WORK RULES, LACERATION