Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Speer Mechanical, 5255 Sinclair Road, COLUMBUS, OHIO 43229
on , Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was servicing and cleaning an air handler when back pressure (air) from the unit caused it to spin backwards. The employee attempted to grab the belt with his gloved hand and it was pulled into the pulley, amputating a fingertip.
AmputationFingertip(s)Cooling and humidifying machinery and appliances, n.e.c.