Amputations

Name: Amputations at Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
Start: 11/30/2023

1 amputation · 20231110952 · 11/30/2023 · Jamaica Hospital Medical Center

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, unspecified
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Jamaica Hospital Medical Center
Location: 89-00 Van Wyck Expressway, JAMAICA, NEW YORK, 11418
NAICS: 622110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was on an A-frame ladder replacing a wire to a motor that was attached to an HVAC duct. The motor was shut off but the pulley and the belts were still rotating when the employee's glove was caught and his right ring and middle fingers were amputated.

Source

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