# Amputations at Nationwide Childrens Hospital
> OSHA SIR `2018099339` · 9/10/2018 · COLUMBUS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
- **Source:** Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Nationwide Childrens Hospital
- **Location:** 700 Childrens Drive, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43205
- **NAICS:** 622110
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was troubleshooting an HVAC system that was making a squeaking noise at the belt. The employee applied pressure to the belt, which then made contact with the pulley system and pulled the employee's left hand into the system. As a result, the employee suffered a partial amputation of the left index finger.

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