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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017088057 · 8/22/2017 · BAE Systems Land & Armaments Limited Partnership

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Toes(s), toenail(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
BAE Systems Land & Armaments Limited Partnership
Location
3317 8th Ave NE, ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA, 57401
NAICS
336992
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was changing a bearing on an auger. He stepped down on the auger, which was still moving, and his foot was caught between the auger and the wall, amputating his right pinky toe. The auger was not locked/tagged out at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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