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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019032476 · 3/7/2019 · CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, unspecified

Employer

Name
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
Location
10900 EUCLID AVE, CLEVELAND, OHIO, 44106
NAICS
611310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

At about 6:00 p.m. on March 7, 2019, an employee was performing preventive maintenance on fans/belts on the HVAC system. He was working on a vertical stack of components that included four belts, working from top to bottom. The bottom belt pulled in his left hand, causing the partial amputation of three fingers. He was hospitalized.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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