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Accident Summary Nr: 170838213 - Employee amputates finger in V-belt

Accident Summary Nr: 170838213 -- Report ID: 0950615 -- Event Date: 08/01/2003
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
119630416	08/04/2003	2421	321113	Harwood Products

Abstract: At approximately 3:30 p.m. on August 1, 2003, an employee was operating a grinder powered by a Teco IHP, 3380 RPM motor, with belt and pulleys transmitting power to a grinder head. The pulleys, 2 in. at 4 in. OD, 12 in. apart, with an 0.5 in. wide belt, about 5 ft. from floor level, were not guarded. The employee caught his left ring finger in the assembly, amputating his fingertip to the first joint. He was hospitalized and treated for the amputation.

Keywords: GRINDER, AMPUTATED, FINGER, V-BELT, PULLEY, UNGUARDED

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	119630416			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Hand grinding and polishing occupations

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