Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Shannon Medical Center, 120 E Harris Avenue, SAN ANGELO, TEXAS 76903
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was working on a vent on the roof. As they were changing a belt in an air handler system, their finger became pinched by the belt/pulley, resulting in a left ring finger amputation. The middle finger was injured as well.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
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