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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015108051 · 10/28/2015 · VA Gulf Coast Veterans Healthcare

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
Drives-chain, leather, fabric, vee belt
Secondary source
Drums, pulleys, sheaves

Employer

Name
VA Gulf Coast Veterans Healthcare
Location
400 Veterans Avenue, BILOXI, MISSISSIPPI, 39531
NAICS
622110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was changing the bearings in a ventilation system motor. After the motor was put back together, the employee reached behind the motor with his left hand to check the belt tension. While the employee was checking the belt tension, the wind blew through the air duct and caused the ventilation fan pulley to turn. The employee's left pinky and index fingers were pinched between the pulley and belt and amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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