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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022053877 · 5/4/2022 · Wellwood Plumbing and Heating Co. Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source
Ladders, unspecified
Secondary source
Floor, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Wellwood Plumbing and Heating Co. Inc.
Location
Walgreens Store, STATEN ISLAND, NEW YORK, 10302
NAICS
238220
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was on a ladder checking a water heater. He fell off the ladder and his hand got caught in the top hinge of a door as it was closing. A fingertip was amputated by the closing mechanism.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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