On (b)(6) 2019, an employee was servicing an acorn 130 lift at the home of a customer.The lift was displaying an f1 code (relay fault) and it was determined the pcb needed to be replacement.Unit was powered down and the pcb was removed and replaced.After replacing the pcb, the unit was powered up and tested.While driving the lift up the employee heard a noise due to a screw falling out of the pcb.The screw fell between the chassis and the bottom roller.The employee removed the bottom safety cover, without powering the unit down, reached inside with his left hand to grab the screw.As he was reaching inside simultaneously, his left elbow was on the stairlift remote that he had left on the staircase.The employee did not hear the audible warning that the remote had engaged the chair and the unit moved pinching his finger between the motor gear and the racking on the stairlift rail.This caused a gash in the top of his finger that injured both sides and required stitches on the pad side and the removal of his fingernail.
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