Amputations

Name: Amputations at USDOD / Fort Sill
Start: 11/4/2019

1 amputation · 20191111465 · 11/4/2019 · USDOD / Fort Sill

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Firearm, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: USDOD / Fort Sill
Location: Fort Sill Bulding 813, FORT SILL, OKLAHOMA, 73503
NAICS: 332994
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was trying to put a muzzle brake in a howitzer. His finger entered a slot of the muzzle gun, which weighed 144 pounds, to align it. When he turned the gun, his left index finger was caught in the slot, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

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