Amputations

Name: Amputations at Metropolitan Opera House
Start: 5/15/2023

1 amputation · 2023054319 · 5/15/2023 · Metropolitan Opera House

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Handtools-nonpowered, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Metropolitan Opera House
Location: 30 Lincoln Center Plaza, NEW YORK, NEW YORK, 10023
NAICS: 711110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a J-bar to guide steel scenery over two ratchet straps. The J-bar snapped back and struck the employee's right little finger, amputating the tip.

Source

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