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UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — CLEVELAND, OHIO

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND in CLEVELAND, OHIO
Employer UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND Report ID 20171010065
Address 11100 EUCLID AVENUE City, State ZIP CLEVELAND, OHIO 44106
Event Date October 20, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Medical, surgical, x-ray machinery and equipment, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.50000, -81.60000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a microtome to slice tissue. The employee was moving the sliced tissue when the microtome blade, which was still in operation, amputated the employee's left pinky fingertip. The blade was unguarded at the time.

Incident Summary

On October 20, 2017, a worker at UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND in CLEVELAND, OHIO suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with medical, surgical, x-ray machinery and equipment, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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