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Fractures and surface, flesh wounds

1 hospitalization · 2024075970 · 7/3/2024 · Texas AirSystems

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s) and finger(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures and surface, flesh wounds

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Heating, cooling, cleaning, and waste handling machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
Fan and turbine parts

Employer

Name
Texas AirSystems
Location
4023 Oak Lawn, DALLAS, TEXAS, 75219
NAICS
238220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was conducting maintenance on an HVAC unit and unhooking pressure gauges when their right hand contacted rotating fan blades. The employee sustained fractures and lacerations to the hand and fingers that required stitches and surgery on the ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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