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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017087703 · 8/11/2017 · Isabella Geriatric Center

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Vending machines
Secondary source
Vehicle, unspecified

Employer

Name
Isabella Geriatric Center
Location
515 Audubon Ave, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10040
NAICS
623110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employees were moving a soda vending machine with a pallet jack. The vending machine became unstable. An employee attempted to stabilize the vending machine at the bottom. The vending machine slid off the pallet jack, crushing the employee's left second digit and amputating the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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