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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20231110175 · 11/3/2023 · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Table saws
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL
Location
75 Francis Street, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, 02115
NAICS
622110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting a sheet of plywood on a table saw. The saw blade caught a part of the employee's right glove, causing their hand to contact the blade. The employee suffered partial amputations to three fingers on their right hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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