Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Department of Health & Human Services
Start: 11/4/2024

1 amputation · 20241110272 · 11/4/2024 · Department of Health & Human Services

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Injured by object held or wielded by person
Source: Scalpels
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Department of Health & Human Services
Location: 5625 Fishers Lane, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND, 20852
NAICS: 541714
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was using a scalpel to open a package when their hand slipped and approximately one centimeter of their left thumb was amputated by the scalpel.

Source

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