Amputations

Name: Amputations at Emory University
Start: 10/25/2018

1 amputation · 20181011031 · 10/25/2018 · Emory University

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Food slicers

Employer

Name: Emory University
Location: 55 Peachtree Street NE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA, 30308
NAICS: 611310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cutting meat in the cafeteria with a meat slicer when the meat slipped and fell. He reached to catch the meat and his thumb contacted the slicer blade, amputating the tip of his thumb.

Source

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