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Rosenberg Indoor Comfort

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Rosenberg Indoor Comfort in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Employer Rosenberg Indoor Comfort Report ID 2015063695
Address 13214 Regency Forest City, State ZIP SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78249
Event Date June 16, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Air conditioning units
Secondary Source Semi, tractor-trailer, tanker truck
Industry (NAICS) 238220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 29.56000, -98.61000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unloading a HVAC condenser from a flat bed truck and his index finger was smashed between the condenser and the guardrail of the flat bed truck, causing a partial amputation.

Incident Summary

On June 16, 2015, a worker at Rosenberg Indoor Comfort in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with air conditioning units identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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