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Amputations
1 amputation · 2020021904 · 2/27/2020 · NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic PWD
Severity
- Hospitalized
- 0
- Amputation
- 1
- Loss of eye
- 0
- Body part
- Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- Nature of injury
- Amputations
Cause
- Event
- Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
- Source
- Sanders-powered
- Secondary source
- Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves
Employer
- Name
- NAVFAC Mid-Atlantic PWD
- Location
- Norfolk Naval Shipyard, PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 23709
- NAICS
- 561210
- Jurisdiction
- 0
Narrative
An employee was operating a disc sander when his glove was caught in the sanding disc. The employee's right thumb was amputated at the first knuckle.
Source
- Authoritative
- OSHA Severe Injury Reports
- Machine
- JSON-LD · Markdown