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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016098314 · 9/2/2016 · Brown University

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Brown University
Location
164 Angell Street, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND, 02912
NAICS
611310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on an air handler unit. The equipment was shut down, but the belt was still moving. The employee shined a flashlight on the belt to inspect it and the flashlight contacted the belt, causing her glove to be pulled into the moving belt. She sustained a partial amputation to her right ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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