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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019021992 · 2/22/2019 · U.S. Department of Defense

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, n.e.c.
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
U.S. Department of Defense
Location
3950 Newark St., WRIGHT PATTERSON AFB, OHIO, 45433
NAICS
928110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On February 22, 2019, an employee was finishing a repair on an HVAC unit when a belt and pulley (on a different piece of equipment) caught the employee's left hand. The employee's left index fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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