Amputations

Name: Amputations at TA Operating, LLC
Start: 7/26/2019

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019077633 · 7/26/2019 · TA Operating, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified

Employer

Name: TA Operating, LLC
Location: 3 East Industrial Rd., BRANFORD, CONNECTICUT, 06405
NAICS: 811111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On July 26, 2019, a technician was installing a short belt to circumvent the air conditioning system in the engine compartment of a truck. The employee's right second and third fingers got caught between a pulley and drive belt resulting in partial amputations at the first joints.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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