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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2025077016 · 7/18/2025 · HEPNER AIR FILTER SERVICE, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Fans, blowers wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
HEPNER AIR FILTER SERVICE, INC.
Location
50 W. Bridge, BEREA, OHIO, 44017
NAICS
333413
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was replacing a screen on a rooftop HVAC unit when the rotating exhaust fan blade contacted their right index finger, resulting in a laceration that required hospitalization and the surgical amputation at the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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