Amputations

Name: Amputations at U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Saint Louis District
Start: 11/28/2018

1 amputation · 20181112190 · 11/28/2018 · U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Saint Louis District

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Collision between water vehicles
Source: Barge
Secondary source: Water vehicle, unspecified

Employer

Name: U.S. Army Corp of Engineers, Saint Louis District
Location: 100 Arsenal St, SAINT LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63118
NAICS: 928110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a line between a tender boat and a shear barge. The boat and the barge met, smashing the employee's right thumb between them. The thumb was partly amputated.

Source

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