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Amputations

1 amputation · 20161111203 · 11/30/2016 · Cincinnati Zoo

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Other animal bites, nonvenomous
Source: Mammals, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Cincinnati Zoo
Location: 3400 Vine St., CINCINNATI, OHIO, 45220
NAICS: 712130
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was collecting saliva from a hippo when the hippo's mouth closed and caught the employee's left pinky fingertip, amputating it.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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