Amputations

Name: Amputations at Army National Guard
Start: 3/1/2018

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2018032067 · 3/1/2018 · Army National Guard

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Engine, engine block, motor-vehicle

Employer

Name: Army National Guard
Location: MATES Compound, BLACKSTONE, VIRGINIA, 23824
NAICS: 928110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

On March 1, 2018, an employee was repairing a tank engine and revving it manually near an exposed turbo air inlet fan blade. The employee's right hand then came into contact with the rotating fan blade, amputating the index and middle fingers. The air intake was unguarded at the time of the incident.

Source

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