Amputations

Name: Amputations at U. S. Dept. of Navy
Start: 1/7/2015

1 amputation · 2015010165 · 1/7/2015 · U. S. Dept. of Navy

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Helicopter

Employer

Name: U. S. Dept. of Navy
Location: Cell 9, MRH Assy, Building # 4032, CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA, 28533
NAICS: 928120
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

While testing a main rotor head an employee reached in to remove a piece of tape and the hinge started to move into the fold position. The employee's fingertip was in a pinch point at the time and the tip of the finger was amputated at the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown