# Amputations at Ochsner Health Systems
> OSHA SIR `2015064005` · 6/23/2015 · LA PLACE, LOUISIANA
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **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.

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