PECHANGA RESORT AND CASINO

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — TEMECULA, CALIFORNIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at PECHANGA RESORT AND CASINO in TEMECULA, CALIFORNIA
Employer PECHANGA RESORT AND CASINO Report ID 20191213208
Address 45000 PECHANGA PARKWAY City, State ZIP TEMECULA, CALIFORNIA 92592
Event Date December 27, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 713210 Inspection # 1453923
GPS Coordinates 33.45000, -117.10000

Incident Narrative

An employee was changing a belt on an air handler system. The belt/pulley partially amputated his little finger.

Incident Summary

On December 27, 2019, a worker at PECHANGA RESORT AND CASINO in TEMECULA, CALIFORNIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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