Hastings HVAC, Inc

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — HASTINGS, NEBRASKA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Hastings HVAC, Inc in HASTINGS, NEBRASKA
Employer Hastings HVAC, Inc Report ID 2018077301
Address 3606 Yost Ave City, State ZIP HASTINGS, NEBRASKA 68901
Event Date July 19, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Drums, pulleys, sheaves
Industry (NAICS) 333412 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.62000, -98.37000

Incident Narrative

An employee was assembling a sheave and amputated the left pinky fingertip when it was caught between the belt and the metal edge of the sheave groove.

Incident Summary

On July 19, 2018, a worker at Hastings HVAC, Inc in HASTINGS, NEBRASKA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with drums, pulleys, sheaves identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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