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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020099045 · 9/23/2020 · Looptech Geothermal LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
0
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
Drills-stationary

Employer

Name
Looptech Geothermal LLC
Location
90 East Santa Rita Blvd, LIBERTY HILL, TEXAS, 78642
NAICS
238220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

The injured employee was assisting a drill operator. As the employee was removing debris from the machine, his left hand was caught in the machine resulting in a finger amputation at the first joint, lacerations and a broken wrist.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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