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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021119527 · 11/3/2021 · SpaceX Launch Facility

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Metal pipes, tubing
Secondary source
Material and personnel handling machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
SpaceX Launch Facility
Location
1 Rocket Rd., BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS, 78521
NAICS
927110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

A crew was using a magnetic lift to lower a 500-pound section of square tubing into place. The injured employee had their hand partially inside one end of the tubing when the magnet failed and dropped the square tubing, injuring their left hand including crushed fingers and amputations to the ring finger and thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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