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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021021079 · 2/5/2021 · Comfort Systems USA

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, unspecified
Source
Furnaces, heaters
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Comfort Systems USA
Location
210 S Broadway Street, MEDINA, OHIO, 44256
NAICS
238220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a rooftop heater when the v-belt pulley pulled the employee's glove inward, resulting in the amputation of his thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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