Amputations

Name: Amputations at Morselife Health System, Inc.
Start: 11/3/2018

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20181111352 · 11/3/2018 · Morselife Health System, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Morselife Health System, Inc.
Location: 4847 DAVID MACK DRIVE, WEST PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, 33417
NAICS: 623312
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was placing a bed sheet in a laundry compressor. Her right hand was caught in the compressor's rollers, and her right forearm and hand were amputated.

Source

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