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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015064005 · 6/23/2015 · Ochsner Health Systems

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Tables, worktables

Employer

Name
Ochsner Health Systems
Location
500 Rue de Sante, LA PLACE, LOUISIANA, 70068
NAICS
622110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee placed their hands at the end of the MRI table while a coworker was moving the table to position a patient for testing. The employee's finger got wedged and amputated by the movement of the table.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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