Accident Report Detail
Accident: 202519674 - Employee Injures Hand While Lubricating Elevator Sprocket
Accident: 202519674 -- Report ID: 0950624 -- Event Date: 01/13/2010 | |||||||
Inspection | Open Date | SIC | Establishment Name | ||||
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312576762 | 01/20/2010 | 0723 | Trinidad Benham Corporation | ||||
On January 13, 2010, Employee #1 was lubricating a sprocket on a Universal Industries rerun elevator. While the elevator was still in operation, Employee #1 used a rag to apply the lubrication to the elevator's sprocket. The rag became entangled in the moving sprocket, pulling Employee #1's right hand into the moving parts. Employee #1 was taken to a local hospital, where he was hospitalized and treated for a fractured right hand. | |||||||
Keywords:
fracture, maintenance, lockout, caught between, elevator, hand
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Employee # | Inspection | Age | Sex | Degree | Nature | Occupation | |
1 | 312576762 | Hospitalized injury | Fracture | Helpers, mechanics and repairers |