Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Memorial Hermann Health System
Start: 2/14/2025

1 amputation · 2025021485 · 2/14/2025 · Memorial Hermann Health System

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
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: Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating

Employer

Name: Memorial Hermann Health System
Location: Memorial Hermann - Rockets Orthopedic Hospital, BELLAIRE, TEXAS, 77401
NAICS: 621111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on an air handler by placing lubricant on a pulley. Their right glove was caught between a leather belt and the metal pulley, resulting in an amputation to the fifth finger.

Source

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