Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Wetzel County Hospital
Start: 5/21/2024

1 amputation · 2024054477 · 5/21/2024 · Wetzel County Hospital

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
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 during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source: Heating, cooling, cleaning, and waste handling machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source: Fan and turbine parts

Employer

Name: Wetzel County Hospital
Location: 3 East Benjamin Drive, NEW MARTINSVILLE, WEST VIRGINIA, 26155
NAICS: 622110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee removed the panel from an HVAC unit to look at the belt. The employee pushed on the belt and the unit's fan activated and amputated the distal phalanx of their right index finger.

Source

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