Amputations

Name: Amputations at 412th Test Wing / Air Force Flight Test Center
Start: 10/14/2016

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016109695 · 10/14/2016 · 412th Test Wing / Air Force Flight Test 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: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Heating, cooling, and cleaning machinery and appliances, unspecified

Employer

Name: 412th Test Wing / Air Force Flight Test Center
Location: 412th Test Wing / Airforce Flight Test Center, EDWARDS AFB, CALIFORNIA, 93524
NAICS: 928110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was servicing an HVAC unit when their left forefinger was caught between a pulley and belt when the return air fan was activated. The finger was amputated at the first knuckle.

Source

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