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Mount Sinai Hospital

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — NEW YORK, NEW YORK

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Mount Sinai Hospital in NEW YORK, NEW YORK
Employer Mount Sinai Hospital Report ID 20191213141
Address One Gustave J Levy Place City, State ZIP NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10029
Event Date December 23, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 622110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.79000, -73.94000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing a belt replacement on a fan motor for the AC-1 unit. The employee had locked out the power source(s) to the fan motor, loosened the motor / tension on the belts, and replaced the belt when the pulley "free-wheeled." Her fingertip was caught between the belt and the pulley, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On December 23, 2019, a worker at Mount Sinai Hospital in NEW YORK, NEW YORK suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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