Amputations

Name: Amputations at Bath Iron Works
Start: 10/13/2021

1 amputation · 2021108830 · 10/13/2021 · Bath Iron Works

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified
Secondary source: Structural elements, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Bath Iron Works
Location: 700 Washington Street, BATH, MAINE, 04530
NAICS: 336611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was holding a 4-inch pipe when it slipped and pinched his finger between the pipe and a steel bulkhead through which the pipe was being installed, resulting in a partial amputation of the left index finger.

Source

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