Amputations

Name: Amputations at U.S. Department of the Air Force-Robins Air Force Base
Start: 6/22/2019

1 amputation · 2019066299 · 6/22/2019 · U.S. Department of the Air Force-Robins Air Force Base

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by object or equipment dropped by injured worker
Source: Knives, unspecified or n.e.c.

Employer

Name: U.S. Department of the Air Force-Robins Air Force Base
Location: 78 ABW/SE Bldg. 2336, ROBINS A F B, GEORGIA, 31098
NAICS: 541513
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was preparing to replace wires in a manhole. As he was slicing a cable, the knife slipped out of his hand and cut his finger at the second joint where the finger bends, resulting in a pinky finger amputation.

Source

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