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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2025076600 · 7/9/2025 · Touchstone Veterans Management

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
Drives, belts, chains
Secondary source
Fans, blowers wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation

Employer

Name
Touchstone Veterans Management
Location
301 East Yuma Avenue, MCALLEN, TEXAS, 78503
NAICS
623110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on the roof of the facility working on a kitchen exhaust fan hood to identify the source of a vibration. He manually moved the propeller and shaft to check for play in the bearings. His left hand slipped and his little finger became caught between the motor pulley and belt. The employee's weight shifted onto the propeller and caused the pulley to rotate, resulting in partial amputation of the distal phalanx of his little finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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