Amputations

Name: Amputations at U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Start: 8/10/2022

1 amputation · 2022087082 · 8/10/2022 · U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
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: Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, unspecified

Employer

Name: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs
Location: 29449 Charlotte Hall Road, CHARLOTTE HALL, MARYLAND, 20622
NAICS: 923140
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was repairing the belt on an HVAC system when his left hand was caught in the belt. The employee's left index and middle fingertips were amputated.

Source

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