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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017021753 · 2/23/2017 · U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force Scott Air Force Base, AMC 375

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
U.S. Department of Defense, Department of the Air Force Scott Air Force Base, AMC 375
Location
932nd Air Wing, Maintenance Group, SCOTT AIR FORCE BASE, ILLINOIS, 62225
NAICS
928110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On February 23, 2017, an employee was cutting a piece of polycarbonate with a foot shear when the hold-down came down and amputated the employee's right ring fingertip and crushed the pinky finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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