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Accident: 201067899 - Employee'S Fingers Are Amputated By Fan Blade

Accident: 201067899 -- Report ID: 0950632 -- Event Date: 06/18/2004
InspectionOpen DateSICEstablishment Name
30702863908/13/20049223California Dept Of Corrections
On June 18, 2004, Employee #1, a heavy equipment mechanic for the California Department of Corrections, was working to jump start a GEHL 4625 Skid Steer Loader (Identification Number 4535). He made the connections to the battery with the engine off. Employee #1 then started the engine to check the alternator output. When one of the battery cables came off, he attempted to reconnect it with the engine running. Employee #1's elbow then contacted the radiator fan blade. This blade had a shroud around it that partially guarded the rotating fan blade. Employee #1 was hospitalized at UCSD Medical Center for amputations of his right thumb, index and middle fingers.
Keywords: battery, rotating parts, amputated, fan blade, repair, jump start, finger, thumb, lockout, skidder
Employee # Inspection Age Sex Degree Nature Occupation
1 307028639 Hospitalized injury Amputation Specified mechanics and repairers

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