Amputations

Name: Amputations at ClimateMaster, Inc.
Start: 4/12/2023

1 amputation · 2023043238 · 4/12/2023 · ClimateMaster, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Other metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: ClimateMaster, Inc.
Location: 7300 SW 44TH Street, OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLAHOMA, 73179
NAICS: 333415
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee received a call to address the condition of a laser machine. While diagnosing the issue, he saw there was debris that caused the chain to become misaligned. He began realigning the chain when his right ring and little fingers were pinched between the chain and sprocket and amputated.

Source

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