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Johnson Controls

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — NORWALK, CONNECTICUT

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Johnson Controls in NORWALK, CONNECTICUT
Employer Johnson Controls Report ID 2020087335
Address 6 Norden Place, CyrusOne City, State ZIP NORWALK, CONNECTICUT 06855
Event Date August 4, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, unspecified
Secondary Source High winds, gusts, turbulence
Industry (NAICS) 238220 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.11000, -73.39000

Incident Narrative

A Johnson Controls employee was working on a rooftop HVAC unit. A gust of wind blew the unit's door closed on his right middle finger, amputating the fingertip.

Incident Summary

On August 4, 2020, a worker at Johnson Controls in NORWALK, CONNECTICUT suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, 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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