# Amputations at Limbach Facility Services
> OSHA SIR `2021087191` · 8/23/2021 · BURLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Fingertip(s)
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Structures and surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
## Employer
- **Name:** Limbach Facility Services
- **Location:** Lahey Hospital & Medical Center, BURLINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 01805
- **NAICS:** 238290
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was doing maintenance work on an air handling unit when he tripped on a condensation line. His left hand contacted a belt, which caused amputations to his ring and middle fingertips.

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