Medical City Fort Worth
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Crushing injuries — FORT WORTH, TEXAS
| Employer | Medical City Fort Worth | Report ID | 2019088969 |
| Address | 900 8th Ave | City, State ZIP | FORT WORTH, TEXAS 76104 |
| Event Date | August 28, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Crushing injuries | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Air conditioning units |
| Industry (NAICS) | 622110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.73000, -97.34000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was evaluating and repairing an AC unit when his left middle and ring fingers were caught in a pulley belt resulting in a laceration and crushing injury to both fingers.
Incident Summary
On August 28, 2019, a worker at Medical City Fort Worth in FORT WORTH, TEXAS suffered crushing injuries to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with air conditioning units identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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