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Amputations

1 amputation · 2021119544 · 11/4/2021 · VT San Antonio Aerospace, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Airplane-powered fixed wing, unspecified

Employer

Name
VT San Antonio Aerospace, Inc.
Location
9800 John Saunders Rd., SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, 78216
NAICS
488190
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was aligning a brace on the landing gear of an airplane to bolt into place. The brace was moved and his right middle finger was caught in the bolt hole. The fingertip was medically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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