Amputations

Name: Amputations at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Start: 11/29/2021

1 amputation · 20211110248 · 11/29/2021 · Portsmouth Naval Shipyard

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source: Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name: Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Location: Building 343, KITTERY, MAINE, 03904
NAICS: 336611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was using a floor mounted pedestal grinder to resurface a steel wedge. During the process, the employee's hand contacted the surface of the spinning abrasive wheel, causing an avulsion injury to the tip of their right index finger. The employee's distal phalange was later amputated.

Source

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