Amputations

Name: Amputations at Penn Highlands Healthcare, Inc. Penn Highlands Elk
Start: 7/10/2019

1 amputation · 2019076985 · 7/10/2019 · Penn Highlands Healthcare, Inc. Penn Highlands Elk

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Penn Highlands Healthcare, Inc. Penn Highlands Elk
Location: 763 Johnsonburg Rd., SAINT MARYS, PENNSYLVANIA, 15857
NAICS: 622110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was getting ready to repair an air handler. He looked inside the air handler to see what tools were needed. He was attempting to shut off the equipment when his left hand contacted the moving fan blade, resulting in a left ring fingertip amputation. The fan was running at the time of the incident.

Source

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