Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Cotton Commercial USA, Inc.
Start: 10/14/2024

1 amputation · 2024109569 · 10/14/2024 · Cotton Commercial USA, Inc.

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: Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning
Source: Fans, blowers wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
Secondary source: High winds, gusts, turbulence

Employer

Name: Cotton Commercial USA, Inc.
Location: 5900 Evers Rd, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78238
NAICS: 562910
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While cleaning an AC air return, a temporary employee stopped a deenergized fan motor from turning due to wind. As he was inserting a rag between the fan motor's pulley and belt when his index finger was caught between the belt and the pulley. The finger was partially amputated below the nail.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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