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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017043605 · 4/23/2017 · El Paso Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care System

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, unspecified

Employer

Name
El Paso Veterans Affairs (VA) Health Care System
Location
5001 N. Piedras, EL PASO, TEXAS, 79930
NAICS
622110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee responded to an alarm in the mechanical room. He noticed a loose belt flapping and turned off the motor to adjust the belt on the air handler. When he went to inspect the belt, his finger was caught between the spinning belt and pulley resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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