Amputations

Name: Amputations at Mesa Energy Systems, Inc.
Start: 10/18/2023

1 amputation · 2023109621 · 10/18/2023 · Mesa Energy Systems, 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 or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source: Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, unspecified
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Mesa Energy Systems, Inc.
Location: 4640 Coalmine Rd, IONE, CALIFORNIA, 95640
NAICS: 238220
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was performing routine maintenance tasks on a customer's rooftop HVAC unit. The employee was manually inspecting the belts when his glove was caught by the belt. His finger was then pinched between the belt and a sheave and his left little finger was amputated.

Source

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