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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021065177 · 6/24/2021 · Dept of Veterans Affairs

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Dept of Veterans Affairs
Location
800 Zorn Avenue, LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY, 40206
NAICS
622110
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was recording data from a motor. He stepped into a hole, causing him to place his hand into the equipment that was still moving after the motor was shut off. The employee's hand was caught in the fan motor belt and pulley resulting in a partial amputation of his right index finger, including the loss of bone.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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