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Accuray Incorporated

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Amputations — CORNWALL, NEW YORK

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Accuray Incorporated in CORNWALL, NEW YORK
Employer Accuray Incorporated Report ID 20181212697
Address 15 Laurel Ave, Suite 100 City, State ZIP CORNWALL, NEW YORK 12518
Event Date December 11, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Medical machinery and equipment, except x-ray
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection # 1368281
GPS Coordinates 41.43000, -74.04000

Incident Narrative

An employee was repairing the control panel on the radiation therapy system. The employee bent down to pick up a dropped tool and their left hand was caught in the moving gantry causing a partial transphalangeal amputation of the middle finger.

Incident Summary

On December 11, 2018, a worker at Accuray Incorporated in CORNWALL, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with medical machinery and equipment, except x-ray identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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