Advanced Heating & Cooling
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — MERIDIAN, IDAHO
| Employer | Advanced Heating & Cooling | Report ID | 2025010312 |
| Address | 2640 East Lanark Street | City, State ZIP | MERIDIAN, IDAHO 83642 |
| Event Date | January 9, 2025 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Source of Injury | Bending, crimping machinery |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 238220 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.60000, -116.36000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was about to bend sheet metal on a hydraulic power brake press. When the machine was activated it caught his middle, ring, and little fingers. The employee sustained a fractured little finger and amputations to the middle and ring fingertips.
Incident Summary
On January 9, 2025, a worker at Advanced Heating & Cooling in MERIDIAN, IDAHO suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with bending, crimping machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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