Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Johnson Controls
Start: 10/3/2024

1 amputation · 2024109250 · 10/3/2024 · Johnson Controls

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: Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning
Source: Heating, cooling, cleaning, and waste handling machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Johnson Controls
Location: 2120 Live Stronger Street, TEA, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57064
NAICS: 238220
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was accessing the motor of a rooftop HVAC unit when a gust of wind caused the HVAC access door to close on their left hand. The employee sustained an amputation of their ring finger through the phalanx.

Source

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