Amputations

Name: Amputations at US Department of Veterans Affairs
Start: 11/29/2019

1 amputation · 20191112353 · 11/29/2019 · US Department of Veterans Affairs

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: Wheelchairs-powered

Employer

Name: US Department of Veterans Affairs
Location: 6900 North Pecos Road, NORTH LAS VEGAS, NEVADA, 89086
NAICS: 923140
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was adjusting a patient in an electrically operated chair when his finger was caught in between the metal parts of the chair, resulting in a right middle fingertip amputation.

Source

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