Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Cummins Southern Plains LLC
Start: 1/12/2024

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024010322 · 1/12/2024 · Cummins Southern Plains LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Forearm(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Generators
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Cummins Southern Plains LLC
Location: Houston Museum of Natural Science, HOUSTON, TEXAS, 77030
NAICS: 811219
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was testing an emergency backup generator. As he tried to remove an absorbent pad (which had been laid down to keep oil from touching the ground), the generator's fan sucked in his right forearm. The forearm was amputated by the fan blades.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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