Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 140474.015 - Employee lacerates thumb when caught in elevator pulley belt

Accident Summary Nr: 140474.015 -- Report ID: 0950641 -- Event Date: 05/28/2021
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1552666.015	08/06/2021		333921	Delta Elevator Co.

Abstract: At 2:00 p.m. on May 28, 2021, an employee working as an elevator installation and repair technician was inspecting the belts of the elevator motor for noise. The employee caught his glove in the running belts on the pump pulley cutting his right thumb. The employee was hospitalized to treat a lacerated thumb.

Keywords: Belt, Catch Point, Caught In, Elevator, Energized, Finger, Glove, Hand, Laceration, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Maintenance, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Noise, Pulled In, Pulley, Pump, Repair, Thumb

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1552666.015	38	M	Hospitalized injury		Elevator installers and repairers

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