Amputations

Name: Amputations at Speer Mechanical
Start: 5/16/2018

1 amputation · 2018054761 · 5/16/2018 · Speer Mechanical

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Cooling and humidifying machinery and appliances, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Speer Mechanical
Location: 5255 Sinclair Road, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43229
NAICS: 238210
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was servicing and cleaning an air handler when back pressure (air) from the unit caused it to spin backwards. The employee attempted to grab the belt with his gloved hand and it was pulled into the pulley, amputating a fingertip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown