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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022043033 · 4/5/2022 · Willis Knighton Medical Center

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
Air conditioning units
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Willis Knighton Medical Center
Location
2400 Hospital Dr., BOSSIER CITY, LOUISIANA, 71111
NAICS
622110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was replacing the belt on a rooftop air conditioning unit. He was trying to stop the belt when it pulled his gloved hand into the pulley, causing amputations to his right middle, ring and little fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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