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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017065040 · 6/3/2017 · Puget Sound Naval Shipyard

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Contact with objects and equipment, n.e.c.
Source
Girders, beams, structural steel
Secondary source
Jewelry, ID badge lanyards

Employer

Name
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard
Location
USS John C. Stennis, BREMERTON, WASHINGTON, 98314
NAICS
336611
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was working on the hull of a ship from scaffolding. When he was lowering himself down from the scaffolding, his ring was caught on the edge of a metal beam, which then amputated his finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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