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Amputations
1 amputation · 2019099858 · 9/20/2019 · Covenant Health Systems
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 0
- Amputation
- 1
- Loss of eye
- 0
- Body part
- Fingertip(s)
- Nature of injury
- Amputations
Cause
- Event
- Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- Source
- Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, unspecified
Employer
- Name
- Covenant Health Systems
- Location
- 3615 19th, LUBBOCK, TEXAS, 79403
- NAICS
- 622110
- Jurisdiction
- 1
Narrative
An employee was changing a fan belt on an HVAC unit when his left hand got caught up in the belt. The tip of his index finger was amputated.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown