Amputations

Name: Amputations at NAVAL AIR WEAPONS STATION, CHINA LAKE
Start: 12/18/2017

1 amputation · 20171211984 · 12/18/2017 · NAVAL AIR WEAPONS STATION, CHINA LAKE

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source: Machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: NAVAL AIR WEAPONS STATION, CHINA LAKE
Location: 1 Administrative Circle, RIDGECREST, CALIFORNIA, 93555
NAICS: 928110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was servicing a ball return/lift when the employee's right hand was caught in a moving chain and sprocket, amputating the index/middle fingertips.

Source

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