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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019032681 · 3/13/2019 · NAVY EXCHANGE WEST COAST

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name
NAVY EXCHANGE WEST COAST
Location
4250 EUCALYPTUS AVE, CHINO, CALIFORNIA, 91710
NAICS
493110
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a conveyor when the employee's finger entered a nip point on the conveyor, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The equipment was not de-energized at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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