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Amputations
1 amputation · 2023109854 · 10/25/2023 · U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 0
- 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 during regular operation
- Source
- Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.
Employer
- Name
- U.S. Dept of Veterans Affairs
- Location
- 6439 Garners Ferry Road, COLUMBIA, SOUTH CAROLINA, 29209
- NAICS
- 622110
- Jurisdiction
- 0
Narrative
An employee was cutting a piece of metal trim using a miter saw when it kicked back, amputating his fingers.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown