Amputations

Name: Amputations at Kettering Adventist Healthcare
Start: 9/27/2018

1 amputation · 2018099999 · 9/27/2018 · Kettering Adventist Healthcare

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: Kettering Adventist Healthcare
Location: 3636 Southern Blvd, KETTERING, OHIO, 45429
NAICS: 622110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cutting tissue blocks on a microtome machine when the employee's right index finger became stuck in the blade, amputating the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown