Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Siemens Medical Solutions USA, Inc., 1000 Johnson Ferry Rd NE, ATLANTA, GEORGIA 30342
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was troubleshooting a fan on a CT imaging device when their right middle fingertip was amputated by the fan.
HospitalizedAmputationFingertip(s)X-ray, magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and fluoroscope machinery and equipment
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