Amputations

Name: Amputations at AW Mechanical Services
Start: 7/6/2022

1 amputation · 2022075885 · 7/6/2022 · AW Mechanical Services

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, unspecified

Employer

Name: AW Mechanical Services
Location: 9690 West Wingfoot Rd., HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77041
NAICS: 238220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was servicing a roof-top HVAC unit when their left hand contacted the spinning fan blades of the condenser. The employee's ring and middle fingers were both amputated at the knuckle.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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