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DeBra-Kuempel

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — COLUMBUS, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at DeBra-Kuempel in COLUMBUS, OHIO
Employer DeBra-Kuempel Report ID 2021064572
Address 585 Cleveland Ave City, State ZIP COLUMBUS, OHIO 43215
Event Date June 5, 2021 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) 238220 Inspection # 1535693
GPS Coordinates 39.97000, -82.99000

Incident Narrative

An employee was repairing the four belt blower motor of an air handling unit. The belts rotated and the employee's left index finger was caught in the unit resulting in an amputation to the finger.

Incident Summary

On June 5, 2021, a worker at DeBra-Kuempel in COLUMBUS, 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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