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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2021043525 · 4/28/2021 · BWXT, Inc. Nuclear Operations Group-Lynchburg

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container

Employer

Name
BWXT, Inc. Nuclear Operations Group-Lynchburg
Location
1570 Mt Athos Road, LYNCHBURG, VIRGINIA, 24504
NAICS
332410
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was repositioning an 800-pound component on a transfer cart using an overhead crane when the component shifted and caught the employee's left thumb and index finger between the component and the transfer cart. The employee's left thumb and index finger were crushed.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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