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Cuts, lacerations

1 hospitalization · 2021097936 · 9/15/2021 · Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Milling machines

Employer

Name
Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls
Location
4101 Washington Avenue, NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, 23607
NAICS
336611
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

On September 15, 2021, an employee was removing the through-spindle coolant tube on a gantry mill. The employee lowered the coolant tube and another component shifted, causing his left index and middle fingers to become pinched. The employee's index finger was lacerated at the point of impact and required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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