Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY, 10900 EUCLID AVE, CLEVELAND, OHIO 44106
on , Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final 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.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedHeating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, unspecified