Amputations

Name: Amputations at Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Start: 6/17/2015

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015063736 · 6/17/2015 · Naval Facilities Engineering Command

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
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: Air conditioning units

Employer

Name: Naval Facilities Engineering Command
Location: Naval Support Facility Dahlgren, DAHLGREN, VIRGINIA, 22448
NAICS: 928110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An HVAC mechanic was working on the back of one of the units at Building 182. He attempted to adjust a wire, reached in, and the spinning fan blade contacted his fingers. He suffered multiple lacerations on his fingers and a possible amputation.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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