U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — TAMPA, FLORIDA
| Employer | U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs | Report ID | 2021021550 |
| Address | 13000 Bruce B Downs Blvd, Bldg 38, basement parking garage, room B12, AHU 11 | City, State ZIP | TAMPA, FLORIDA 33612 |
| Event Date | February 20, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 622110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.06000, -82.42000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Two employees were conducting preventative maintenance on multiple air handling units. One employee was greasing the motor and fan bearings inside the end of a unit when his left pinky finger was caught and pinched between the belt and pulley resulting in a partial amputation of the distal phalanx.
Incident Summary
On February 20, 2021, a worker at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs in TAMPA, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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