Amputations

Name: Amputations at General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Inc.
Start: 4/2/2019

1 amputation · 2019043416 · 4/2/2019 · General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Inc.

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 regular operation
Source: Presses, except printing, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Inc.
Location: 6658 Route 148, MARION, ILLINOIS, 62959
NAICS: 332993
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a pneumatic bell press that had a two-hand trip. The employee attempted to adjust a part when the employee's finger was caught between the part and the point of operation, resulting in a right middle fingertip amputation. The machine was activated at the time of the incident.

Source

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