Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The Granite YMCA, 40 Seawalls Falls Rd, CONCORD, NEW HAMPSHIRE 03301
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was supervising children as part of an afterschool basketball program. The employee jumped up to get a basketball that was stuck on the back of the backboard and their wedding ring became caught on the backboard. The employee's fingertip was amputated.
AmputationFingertip(s)Recreation and athletic equipment, n.e.c.
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