Amputations

Name: Amputations at US Dept of Defense/ USAF 509 Bomb Wing
Start: 3/9/2018

1 amputation · 2018032383 · 3/9/2018 · US Dept of Defense/ USAF 509 Bomb Wing

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Valves, nozzles
Secondary source: Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified

Employer

Name: US Dept of Defense/ USAF 509 Bomb Wing
Location: 509 Bomb Wing, WHITEMAN AIR FORCE BASE, MISSOURI, 65305
NAICS: 928110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

Employees were replacing the double block-and-bleed valve on an aircraft fuel check-out stand when one employee's finger became caught between the pipeline valve and the stationary pipe. The injured employee was wearing leather gloves. The left middle finger was de-gloved and later received a partial medical amputation.

Source

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