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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20191112054 · 11/20/2019 · Hyatt Regency lost Pines Resort and Spa

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Hyatt Regency lost Pines Resort and Spa
Location
575 Hyatt Lost Pines Road, CEDAR CREEK, TEXAS, 78612
NAICS
721110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was going to conduct an inspection and evaluation of an air handler unit that did not sound right. His right hand was caught by moving v-belts and pulled into a large fan pulley, resulting in partial amputations to the ring and middle fingers on the right hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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