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Amputations

1 amputation · 20201211490 · 12/8/2020 · UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Air compressors

Employer

Name: UNITED STATES AIR FORCE
Location: Building 475, MINOT AFB, NORTH DAKOTA, 58705
NAICS: 928110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was repairing a portable air compressor when the compressor started and the fan blade amputated the employee's left pinky finger.

Source

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