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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021119800 · 11/11/2021 · ST. VINCENT'S MEDICAL CENTER

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
ST. VINCENT'S MEDICAL CENTER
Location
2800 MAIN STREET, BRIDGEPORT, CONNECTICUT, 06606
NAICS
622110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a microtome to prepare slides for staining. The microtome blade lacerated the employee's left index finger, resulting in the amputation of part of the fingertip (without bone loss).

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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