Amputations

Name: Amputations at General Dynamics
Start: 5/21/2021

1 amputation · 2021054157 · 5/21/2021 · General Dynamics

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source: Lathes, unspecified

Employer

Name: General Dynamics
Location: 1200 N. Glennbrook Drive, GARLAND, TEXAS, 75040
NAICS: 331221
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a CNC lathe. After machining a part, the employee went to open the lathe doors and his right middle finger was caught between the first and second accordion doors causing a partial fingertip amputation.

Source

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