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Amputations

1 amputation · 2019077234 · 7/17/2019 · Puget Sound Naval Shipyard - Intermediate Maintenance Facility

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source
Saws-powered, except chainsaws

Employer

Name
Puget Sound Naval Shipyard - Intermediate Maintenance Facility
Location
NE of Bldg 427 PSNS, BREMERTON, WASHINGTON, 98314
NAICS
336611
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was using a portable worm-drive circular saw to cut slots in 4X4 lumber for trailer stairs and cut their left middle finger resulting in a fingertip amputation without bone loss.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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