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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024065676 · 6/25/2024 · Simon Property Group

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Heating, cooling, cleaning, and waste handling machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Simon Property Group
Location
8401 Gateway Blvd W, EL PASO, TEXAS, 79925
NAICS
452319
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on a ladder to reach the access door to the blower of the air handler in the stock room. He was holding the bottom edge of the door with his left hand, and his thumb was gripping the inside of the panel. The motor for the unit turned on and the suction force caused the door to shut, partially amputating his left thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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