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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016087713 · 8/17/2016 · Life Care Center of Burlington

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Clothes dryers

Employer

Name
Life Care Center of Burlington
Location
601 Cross St., BURLINGTON, KANSAS, 66839
NAICS
623110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was preforming maintenance on a dryer and was greasing the gears when his right middle finger was caught between the gears, amputating his right middle fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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