# Amputations at Speer Mechanical
> OSHA SIR `2018054761` · 5/16/2018 · COLUMBUS, OHIO
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
- **Source:** Cooling and humidifying machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Speer Mechanical
- **Location:** 5255 Sinclair Road, COLUMBUS, OHIO, 43229
- **NAICS:** 238210
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was servicing and cleaning an air handler when back pressure (air) from the unit caused it to spin backwards.  The employee attempted to grab the belt with his gloved hand and it was pulled into the pulley, amputating a fingertip.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*