Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs, 1670 Clairmont Avenue, DECATUR, GEORGIA 30033
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was repairing a belt on an air handler when his right middle finger became caught in the belt and the pulley system. The finger was partially amputated.
Amputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Heating, cooling, cleaning, and waste handling machinery n.e.c.
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