Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Lennox National Account Services, 1600 Clovis R Barker Rd., SAN MARCOS, TEXAS 78666
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was checking the belt on an AC unit when the belt suddenly turned on and amputated part of his right middle finger.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedAir conditioning units
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