Amputations

Name: Amputations at Austal USA, LLC
Start: 8/2/2022

1 amputation · 2022086779 · 8/2/2022 · Austal USA, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Sawing machinery-stationary, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Austal USA, LLC
Location: 1 Dunlap Dr., MOBILE, ALABAMA, 36602
NAICS: 336611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

At 6:50 a.m. on August 2, 2022, an employee was cutting an 8-inch metal bar with a miter saw. The bar moved and the employee's left index fingertip was caught between the saw and the metal, resulting in amputation.

Source

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