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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020054448 · 5/13/2020 · Surface Technologies Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker
Source
Scaffolds-staging, unspecified
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered

Employer

Name
Surface Technologies Corporation
Location
Naval Base San Diego, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, 92136
NAICS
336611
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was helping move a portable scaffold on wheels. The scaffold struck a parked forklift, and the scaffold railing amputated the employee's left ring and middle fingertips. The employee was hospitalized, undergoing surgery to have the fingertips reattached.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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