Amputations

Name: Amputations at Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Start: 1/18/2022

1 amputation · 2022010518 · 1/18/2022 · Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Garage doors

Employer

Name: Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
Location: 2251 26th Street NE, WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, 20018
NAICS: 237990
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was trying to release an automatic garage door. Power returned and the door released, catching the employee's left middle finger and amputating it.

Source

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