Amputations

Name: Amputations at Orbital ATK - ABL Operations, LLC
Start: 1/17/2018

1 amputation · 2018010521 · 1/17/2018 · Orbital ATK - ABL Operations, LLC

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: Washers, dryers, and cleaning machinery and appliances, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Orbital ATK - ABL Operations, LLC
Location: 210 State Route 956, KEYSER, WEST VIRGINIA, 26726
NAICS: 325180
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was clearing parts from the end of a parts washer conveyor belt when the employee's right ring finger entered the conveyor links. The employee pulled the finger out, and the link lacerated the fingertip. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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