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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020021658 · 2/19/2020 · Newport News Shipbuilding Div. of Huntington Ingalls 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
Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
Newport News Shipbuilding Div. of Huntington Ingalls Inc.
Location
4101 Washington Avenue, NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, 23607
NAICS
336611
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was installing a carpet runner under a roller table. The employee's left ring fingertip was caught and injured between a roller and a metal plate. The fingertip was medically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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