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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023098935 · 9/27/2023 · Rose Medical Center

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
Rose Medical Center
Location
4567 East 9th Avenue, DENVER, COLORADO, 80220
NAICS
622110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was changing the end unit handle belt on an air handler unit. His glove was caught in the belt, which resulted in an amputation through the tuft of the distal phalanx of the fifth finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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