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TEMPLE UNIVERSITY

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at TEMPLE UNIVERSITY in PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer TEMPLE UNIVERSITY Report ID 2015118930
Address 1805 NORTH BROAD STREET City, State ZIP PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA 19122
Event Date November 25, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Nonclassifiable
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 611310 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.98000, -75.15000

Incident Narrative

An employee suffered a partial amputation while performing maintenance operations on an HVAC system. The system for the pressure door was not shut off at the time of the incident.

Incident Summary

On November 25, 2015, a worker at TEMPLE UNIVERSITY in PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA suffered amputations to the nonclassifiable. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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