Amputations

Name: Amputations at Image First Healthcare Laundry Specialists
Start: 3/16/2016

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016032293 · 3/16/2016 · Image First Healthcare Laundry Specialists

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached
Source: Delivery truck or van

Employer

Name: Image First Healthcare Laundry Specialists
Location: 225 East 64th Street, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10065
NAICS: 812331
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was securing the lift gate on the rear of a delivery truck when his glove became stuck in the lift gate, trapping his finger between the truck and lift gate. His fingertip was amputated from the top knuckle to the tip. He was hospitalized for treatment.

Source

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