← OSHA severe injury reports

Amputations

1 amputation · 20171010065 · 10/20/2017 · UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND

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 regular operation
Source
Medical, surgical, x-ray machinery and equipment, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND
Location
11100 EUCLID AVENUE, CLEVELAND, OHIO, 44106
NAICS
622110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was operating a microtome to slice tissue. The employee was moving the sliced tissue when the microtome blade, which was still in operation, amputated the employee's left pinky fingertip. The blade was unguarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
JSON-LD · Markdown