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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022064887 · 6/7/2022 · Air Filters Incorporated

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Air conditioning units
Secondary source
Tables, worktables

Employer

Name
Air Filters Incorporated
Location
8282 Warren Road, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77040
NAICS
333415
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was helping to install a package air conditioning unit on a custom build table stand. The unit was set down but the corner did not go all the way down and struck the employee's left hand, resulting in amputations of the middle and ring fingertips.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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