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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017043500 · 4/18/2017 · Hopper Air Conditioning & Heating Co.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation

Employer

Name
Hopper Air Conditioning & Heating Co.
Location
13532 N. Central Expressway, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75243
NAICS
238220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a fresh air intake fan. The electrical source of energy was locked out, but the residual sources of energy were in the process of being locked out when his hand was caught in the pulleys resulting in the amputation of his left pinky at the knuckle and amputation of the ring, middle, and index fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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