Amputations

Name: Amputations at Atlanta VA Health Care System
Start: 11/27/2020

1 amputation · 20201111185 · 11/27/2020 · Atlanta VA Health Care System

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation

Employer

Name: Atlanta VA Health Care System
Location: 1670 Clairmont Avenue, DECATUR, GEORGIA, 30033
NAICS: 621111
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

At about 10:30 a.m. on November 27, 2020, an employee was performing maintenance on an exhaust fan in a mechanical room. As the employee tried to grease bearings in the fan, residual energy caused its pulley to rotate. The employee's left middle finger was caught between the pulley and the belt, and the fingertip was partially amputated.

Source

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