Amputations

Name: Amputations at Hospital Central Services
Start: 11/16/2023

1 amputation · 20231110577 · 11/16/2023 · Hospital Central Services

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
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: Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Hospital Central Services
Location: 2139 28th Street Southwest, ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA, 18103
NAICS: 812332
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was checking the torque limiter on the sprocket of a battery-powered walk-behind floor scrubber when the chain caught his finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

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