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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019054661 · 5/7/2019 · BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Nonclassifiable

Employer

Name
BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair
Location
750 W. Berkley Ave., NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, 23523
NAICS
336611
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee had been sand blasting and removed a valve pipe plug when it became clogged. As the employee was removing material, air bled out of the system and caused the valve piston to shut and amputate the employee's left index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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