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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20191010628 · 10/10/2019 · Massachusetts General Hospital

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Skids, pallets
Secondary source
Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space

Employer

Name
Massachusetts General Hospital
Location
55 Fruit St, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02114
NAICS
622110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was driving a lift truck to pick up and empty a trash dumpster when a pallet fell off the dumpster and struck the employee, crushing the right index finger and resulting in a partial surgical amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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