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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019011000 · 1/28/2019 · Northrop Grumman Ammunition Plant

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones

Employer

Name
Northrop Grumman Ammunition Plant
Location
25201 MO-78, INDEPENDENCE, MISSOURI, 64056
NAICS
332993
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was lifting a coil of metal with his forklift. The load did not settle properly so he attempted to adjust it. The load then shifted and amputated his left middle finger above the first knuckle.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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