Facility Services Management Inc
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — BETHESDA, MARYLAND
| Employer | Facility Services Management Inc | Report ID | 2024098907 |
| Address | Armed Forces Radiobiology Research Institute, 4301 Jones Bridge Rd | City, State ZIP | BETHESDA, MARYLAND 20814 |
| Event Date | September 24, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| 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) | 561210 | Inspection # | 1778102 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.00000, -77.08000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was servicing HVAC equipment and shut it down when their left middle fingertip was amputated by a fan belt that was still moving.
Incident Summary
On September 24, 2024, a worker at Facility Services Management Inc in BETHESDA, MARYLAND suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). 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.
Context
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