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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 2024087160 · 8/6/2024 · Sisters of Charity Hospital St. Joseph Campus

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Heating, cooling, cleaning, and waste handling machinery n.e.c.
Secondary source
"Lock out/ tag out" communication systems

Employer

Name
Sisters of Charity Hospital St. Joseph Campus
Location
2065 Harlem Road, CHEEKTOWAGA, NEW YORK, 14225
NAICS
622110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was checking the belt tension on an air handler unit. The employee's left ring finger was caught between the belt and a pulley and the fingertip was amputated. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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