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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024032413 · 3/18/2024 · VETERANS ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL CENTER

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment irregular movement, kick back
Source
Stationary saws table
Secondary source
Machine guards

Employer

Name
VETERANS ADMINISTRATION MEDICAL CENTER
Location
10 CASIA STREET, SAN JUAN, PUERTO RICO, 00921
NAICS
622110
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was using a table saw to make wooden door stoppers when the wood kicked back and the blade caught part of their left hand, impacting two fingers and amputating one finger. The saw was unguarded at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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