Amputations

Name: Amputations at Select Specialty Hospital
Start: 4/21/2016

1 amputation · 2016043331 · 4/21/2016 · Select Specialty Hospital

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation

Employer

Name: Select Specialty Hospital
Location: 1917 Ashland St., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77008
NAICS: 621111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee and his coworker were about to change a V-belt on an exhaust fan. They disconnected the power of the fan, but the momentum of the air handler caused the fan to spin in reverse. When the employee attempted to stop the fan blades from moving, his pinky fingertip was amputated. His middle and ring fingers were also injured.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown