Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c.

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c. at Huntington Ingalls Industries
Start: 7/31/2017

1 amputation · 2017077135 · 7/31/2017 · Huntington Ingalls Industries

Severity

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

Cause

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

Employer

Name: Huntington Ingalls Industries
Location: 4101 Washington Ave, NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, 23607
NAICS: 336611
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

At approximately 9:10 AM, an employee was milling rubber using a milling machine. As he was feeding rubber into the machine, his right hand was pulled into the area between the two rollers. The employee sustained an amputation to the tip of his right ring finger, and avulsions to his right index and middle fingers.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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