Fractures

Name: Fractures at Otis Elevator Company
Start: 12/6/2019

1 hospitalization · 20191212595 · 12/6/2019 · Otis Elevator Company

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Otis Elevator Company
Location: 12141 Richmond Ave, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77082
NAICS: 238290
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to manually wipe excess lubricant off of elevator cables when the car moved, putting the injured employee's arm in the pinch point between the ropes and the sheaves. The employee was hospitalized with a severe fracture and laceration to the left arm.

Source

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