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Mayo Clinic Health System-Red Cedar, Inc.

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations involving bone loss — MENOMONIE, WISCONSIN

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Mayo Clinic Health System-Red Cedar, Inc. in MENOMONIE, WISCONSIN
Employer Mayo Clinic Health System-Red Cedar, Inc. Report ID 2024098792
Address 2321 Stout Road City, State ZIP MENOMONIE, WISCONSIN 54751
Event Date September 20, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations involving bone loss Body Part Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing Source of Injury Heating, cooling, cleaning, and waste handling machinery n.e.c.
Secondary Source Drives, belts, chains
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection # 1779729
GPS Coordinates 44.88000, -91.90000

Incident Narrative

On September 20, 2024, an employee was stopping a motor on an air handler to replace the belt when his right hand got caught between the belt and pulley, resulting in amputations of the index, middle, and ring fingers at or above the first knuckles.

Incident Summary

On September 20, 2024, a worker at Mayo Clinic Health System-Red Cedar, Inc. in MENOMONIE, WISCONSIN suffered amputations involving bone loss to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with heating, cooling, cleaning, and waste handling machinery n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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