Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Comfort Systems USA
Start: 6/20/2024

1 amputation · 2024065479 · 6/20/2024 · Comfort Systems USA

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Heating, cooling, cleaning, and waste handling machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source: Drives, belts, chains

Employer

Name: Comfort Systems USA
Location: 867 Coal Creek Drive, LOUISVILLE, COLORADO, 80027
NAICS: 238220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was servicing an HVAC unit on the roof of a vacant building. As the employee manually pulled the belt and pulley system, his left middle finger was caught in the belt/pulley and a quarter inch of the finger was amputated.

Source

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