Amputations

Name: Amputations at Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center
Start: 3/8/2016

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016032082 · 3/8/2016 · Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Entangled in other object or equipment
Source: Wire, cables-nonelectrical
Secondary source: Drills-stationary

Employer

Name: Naval Facilities Engineering and Expeditionary Warfare Center
Location: CED Bldg. 813., PORT HUENEME, CALIFORNIA, 93043
NAICS: 928110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

A vehicle battery on a drill press became unsecured while an employee was drilling into it. A battery cable wrapped around the employee's left ring finger, amputating it at the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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