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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021075723 · 7/13/2021 · VA Medical Center Wilmington

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Medical, surgical, x-ray machinery and equipment, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
VA Medical Center Wilmington
Location
1601 Kirkwood Highway, WILMINGTON, DELAWARE, 19805
NAICS
621491
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was conducting maintenance on a rotary microtome when the tip of their right little finger contacted the microtome blade, resulting in an amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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