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Amputations

1 amputation · 2015021298 · 2/10/2015 · United Launch Alliance

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Rollers
Secondary source
Metal materials-nonstructural, unspecified

Employer

Name
United Launch Alliance
Location
1001 Red Hat Road NW, DECATUR, ALABAMA, 35601
NAICS
336414
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

Employee was maneuvering a piece of raw steel to drain residual coolant from the tube. The employee lost control of the material, causing his finger to get pinched between the material and rollers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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