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Cedar Haven Healthcare Center

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Cedar Haven Healthcare Center in LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Cedar Haven Healthcare Center Report ID 2015086280
Address 590 South 5th Avenue City, State ZIP LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA 17042
Event Date August 31, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
Industry (NAICS) 621610 Inspection # 1090540
GPS Coordinates 40.33000, -76.39000

Incident Narrative

An employee performing preventative maintenance was checking a roof vent. She removed the vent top and shut off the vent. Before the vent belt had stopped moving, her finger got pulled in between the pulley and belt. Her left pointer finger was amputated below the nail.

Incident Summary

On August 31, 2015, a worker at Cedar Haven Healthcare Center in LEBANON, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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