Accident Report Detail
Accident: 101950.015 - Employee Suffers Amputation When Fingertip Is Caught Between
Accident: 101950.015 -- Report ID: 0336000 -- Event Date: 12/27/2017 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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1286128.015 | 01/04/2018 | Pennhills Resources, Llc | |||||
At 2:20 p.m. on December 27, 2017, Employee #1 and a coworker were working on a forklift that was experiencing belt/battery charging issues. The employee had hi s hand on the belt of the motor. The coworker thought that he heard the employee ask him to start the forklift. Employee#1's fingertip became caught between the belt and pulley when the motor started, and was amputated. | |||||||
Keywords:
amputated, battery, belt, caught between, finger, powered industrial vehicle, pulley
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 1286128.015 | 56 | M | Non Hospitalized injury | Machinery maintenance occupations |