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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023032395 · 3/16/2023 · Memorial Sloan Kettering

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Threading and tapping machines

Employer

Name
Memorial Sloan Kettering
Location
1275 York Ave., NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10065
NAICS
622110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was repairing a small leak in a chilled water line using a threading machine to remove a fitting from a piece of pipe. As the employee adjusted the wrench, the machine activated. The employee's right index fingertip was caught between the wrench and a support bar and amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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