Amputations

Name: Amputations at The University of Chicago
Start: 4/18/2015

1 amputation · 2015042105 · 4/18/2015 · The University of Chicago

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Fasteners, connectors, ropes, ties, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: The University of Chicago
Location: 6053 Blackstone Ave., CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, 60637
NAICS: 611310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee suffered a partial amputation of the left middle finger when a wedge was being inserted between two flanges using a chain fall to secure an opening on a gas line gasket and the top flange slammed down onto the employee's finger after the chain fall gave way.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown