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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016032182 · 3/12/2016 · Mass General Hospital

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Lamps, light fixtures

Employer

Name
Mass General Hospital
Location
55 Fruit Street, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02114
NAICS
622110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was repairing an overhead light in the emergency room when the cover collapsed on his right thumb. The cover cut through the employee's glove and amputated his right thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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