Amputations

Name: Amputations at Duane Reade
Start: 6/24/2016

1 amputation · 2016065655 · 6/24/2016 · Duane Reade

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Handtools-nonpowered, unspecified
Secondary source: Banding, baling, strapping machinery

Employer

Name: Duane Reade
Location: 2522 Broadway, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10025
NAICS: 445110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to unjam a hand tool that was lodged in the baler crush plate and baler wall. When the jammed hand tool came loose, it struck the employee's left index finger, amputating the fingertip.

Source

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