Amputations involving bone loss

Name: Amputations involving bone loss at Yale University
Start: 1/6/2025

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2025010154 · 1/6/2025 · Yale University

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event: Struck by running powered equipment irregular movement, kick back
Source: Stationary saws table
Secondary source: Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name: Yale University
Location: 180 York Street / Architectural, NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, 06511
NAICS: 611310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a portable table saw to cut wooden strips when a wood strip kicked back, pulling their left hand into the rotating blade. The employee's left index finger and another finger were lacerated, and the ring fingertip was amputated to the joint. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

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