Amputations

Name: Amputations at Triangle Rotating Equipment Specialist, Inc.
Start: 12/7/2018

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20181212581 · 12/7/2018 · Triangle Rotating Equipment Specialist, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Air compressors

Employer

Name: Triangle Rotating Equipment Specialist, Inc.
Location: 1942 Strickland Drive, ORANGE, TEXAS, 77630
NAICS: 811310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was trying to determine why an air compressor was leaking oil. While the employee had his arm inside a shroud covering a fan, the air compressor cycled on, causing the amputation of the employee's right arm below the elbow.

Source

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