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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2019011062 · 1/29/2019 · Airway Services, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Windmills, wind turbines
Secondary source
Suits, coats, jackets

Employer

Name
Airway Services, Inc.
Location
5858 CR 424, MUENSTER, TEXAS, 76252
NAICS
481111
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a wind turbine generator. Their jacket was caught on a turning gear pulling his right arm into the gears and causing a crushing injury and laceration to the right arm.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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