Amputations

Name: Amputations at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & IMF
Start: 3/7/2020

1 amputation · 2020032201 · 3/7/2020 · Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & IMF

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Injured by handheld object or equipment, unspecified
Source: Sledges, sledgehammers

Employer

Name: Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & IMF
Location: Controlled Industrial Area, PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII, 96860
NAICS: 336611
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was breaking down storage racks when their right pinky finger was struck by a long-handled sledgehammer. The finger was smashed between the rack and the hammer and required a partial amputation at the hospital.

Source

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