# Amputations at Fazio Mechanical Services, Inc.
> OSHA SIR `2016010092` · 1/6/2016 · FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Slip without fall, n.e.c.
- **Source:** Bodily motion or position of injured, ill worker
## Employer
- **Name:** Fazio Mechanical Services, Inc.
- **Location:** 541 Allegheny Blvd, FRANKLIN, PENNSYLVANIA, 16323
- **NAICS:** 238220
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was preparing to conduct preventative maintenance activities on an HVAC unit on the roof of the building. He took the front panel off the unit. He slipped/lost his footing, causing his hand to enter the unit and get caught in the desiccant belt wheel.  His left index fingertip was amputated.

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