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Schindler Elevator Corporation

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Avulsions, enucleations — CLEVELAND, OHIO

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Schindler Elevator Corporation in CLEVELAND, OHIO
Employer Schindler Elevator Corporation Report ID 2016043149
Address 1802 E. 13TH St City, State ZIP CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114
Event Date April 14, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Avulsions, enucleations Body Part Fingernail(s), nailbed(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Chains, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 238290 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.50000, -81.68000

Incident Narrative

An employee was installing a machine gear on an elevator using rigging and chain falls when the employee's left pinky was pinched in the rigging, removing the fingernail and some flesh.

Incident Summary

On April 14, 2016, a worker at Schindler Elevator Corporation in CLEVELAND, OHIO suffered avulsions, enucleations to the fingernail(s), nailbed(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with chains, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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