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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016087137 · 8/2/2016 · PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Sanders-powered

Employer

Name
PUGET SOUND NAVAL SHIPYARD
Location
Building 73, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, 92135
NAICS
928110
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was using a belt sander to remove burrs on a piece of sheet metal when his thumb became caught and partially amputated between the sander and sheet metal.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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