Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Memorial Hermann Health System, Memorial Hermann - Rockets Orthopedic Hospital, BELLAIRE, TEXAS 77401
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final 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.
Amputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Heating, cooling, cleaning, and waste handling machinery n.e.c.
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