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Amputations

1 amputation · 2020065452 · 6/11/2020 · Electric Boat Corporation

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
Aerial lifts, scissor lifts-except truck-mounted

Employer

Name
Electric Boat Corporation
Location
165 Dillabur Avenue, NORTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND, 02852
NAICS
336611
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was adjusting the guardrail of an elevated lift platform. The employee was pushing the guardrail up while another employee, who was standing on the lift, was pushing down on the guardrail. The injured employee got his right middle finger caught in a pinch point on the guardrail and sustained a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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