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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015052837 · 5/13/2015 · ASSOCIATED ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. DBA THOMAS H

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation

Employer

Name
ASSOCIATED ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. DBA THOMAS H
Location
5693 HIGHWAY F, CLIFTON HILL, MISSOURI, 65244
NAICS
221122
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

At approximately 8 a.m. on 05/13/15, an employee calibrating the blade pitch in a primary air fan. The fan was tagged out at the time. She rotated the fan blades by hand while wearing gloves. As she pulled down on a blade with her right hand, the blade caught the glove or fingertip of her left hand, which was resting on the flange. Her left pinky got pinched between the fan blade and fan housing, amputating the finger about 1 cm from the tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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