CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — CLEVELAND, OHIO
| Employer | CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY | Report ID | 2019032476 |
| Address | 10900 EUCLID AVE | City, State ZIP | CLEVELAND, OHIO 44106 |
| Event Date | March 7, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| 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 # | 1385725 |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.50000, -81.60000 | ||
Incident 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.
Incident Summary
On March 7, 2019, a worker at CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY in CLEVELAND, OHIO suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. 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 amputation.
Context
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