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Atlanta VA Health Care System

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — DECATUR, GEORGIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Atlanta VA Health Care System in DECATUR, GEORGIA
Employer Atlanta VA Health Care System Report ID 20201111185
Address 1670 Clairmont Avenue City, State ZIP DECATUR, GEORGIA 30033
Event Date November 27, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation
Industry (NAICS) 621111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 33.80000, -84.31000

Incident Narrative

At about 10:30 a.m. on November 27, 2020, an employee was performing maintenance on an exhaust fan in a mechanical room. As the employee tried to grease bearings in the fan, residual energy caused its pulley to rotate. The employee's left middle finger was caught between the pulley and the belt, and the fingertip was partially amputated.

Incident Summary

On November 27, 2020, a worker at Atlanta VA Health Care System in DECATUR, GEORGIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with fans, blowers-wall, floor, ceiling, ventilation identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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