Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Holy Cross Hospital, 2701 W. 68th Street, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60629
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
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Final narrative
On December 22, 2024, an employee used a rag to wipe dust off a motor when the rag became caught in the belt on the motor. The employee sustained partial amputations to their right middle and ring fingers.
Amputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Machinery unspecified
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