Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Brown University, 164 Angell Street, PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND 02912
on , Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was performing maintenance on an air handler unit. The equipment was shut down, but the belt was still moving. The employee shined a flashlight on the belt to inspect it and the flashlight contacted the belt, causing her glove to be pulled into the moving belt. She sustained a partial amputation to her right ring finger.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedHeating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.