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WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY in SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI
Employer WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY Report ID 2018088707
Address 660 S. EUCLID City, State ZIP SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI 63132
Event Date August 23, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 621511 Inspection # 1342729
GPS Coordinates 38.63000, -90.26000

Incident Narrative

An employee was attempting to change out a belt on a fan when his left thumb was caught between the belt and pulley, resulting in a thumb tip amputation.

Incident Summary

On August 23, 2018, a worker at WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY in SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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