Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 116021.015 - Employee's index finger is partially amputated by fan belt

Accident Summary Nr: 116021.015 -- Report ID: 0950643 -- Event Date: 02/05/2019
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1380559.015	02/25/2019		811198	Bridgestone Retail Operations, Llc

Abstract: At 11:00 a.m. on February 5, 2019, an employee was working for a tire dealer. The store also carried out automotive repairs. The employee had been working on a tire. He went to assist a coworker, who was working on the engine of a car. The employee was adjusting the engine belt. He asked a second coworker to start the car. The second coworker started the car while the employee was adjusting the belt. The second coworker did not warn the employee that he was going to start the engine. The employee's index finger was pulled in between the belt and pulley system of the car's engine. The employee suffered the amputation of his index finger at the first knuckle. He was hospitalized.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Automobile, Automotive Repair, Belt, Caught Between, Engine, Fan Belt, Finger, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Maintenance, Nip Point, Partial Amputation, Pulley

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1380559.015	63	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Automobile mechanic apprentices

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