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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023109584 · 10/17/2023 · Cornell University

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source
Garbage disposals

Employer

Name
Cornell University
Location
Toni Morrison Hall, ITHACA, NEW YORK, 14850
NAICS
611310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was retrieving a piece of dishware from a sink to prevent it from going in the garbage disposal when four fingers on their right hand got caught in the disposal and were amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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