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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016076364 · 7/14/2016 · Capital Fire Protection, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c.
Source
Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation

Employer

Name
Capital Fire Protection, LLC
Location
1201 Louisiana, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77002
NAICS
238220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee went to retrieve a tool from another section of the cooling tower. En route, his pinky finger (left) was caught in the belt/pulley system of a maintenance fan as he passed by, amputating the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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