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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024064998 · 6/6/2024 · Sterling Place

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Document shredders
Secondary source
Scissors, snips, shears

Employer

Name
Sterling Place
Location
3888 North Boulevard, BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, 70806
NAICS
623110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a shredder when the shredder became stuck. The employee used a pair of scissors to unjam the machine. The machine then started back up and grabbed the scissors and pulled her right hand into the machine. The employee sustained an open fracture and partial amputation of the right middle finger with extensor tendon involvement. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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