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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2018010032 · 1/2/2018 · JBT AeroTech

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Cuts, lacerations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, unspecified

Employer

Name
JBT AeroTech
Location
Terminal C, N Terminal Rd, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77032
NAICS
335311
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee had to go inside an HVAC unit to conduct troubleshooting and repairs. The employee shut off power to the HVAC unit and entered it. The employee placed a hand on the box, which slipped off. The employee s hand then contacted the HVAC unit s belt and pulley, suffering a laceration and tissue damage to the right index finger and small cuts to the middle and ring fingers. The employee was hospitalized. The HVAC unit was not locked/tagged out and the blower unit had not come to a complete stop at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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