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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022087685 · 8/29/2022 · NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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
Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Secondary source
Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space

Employer

Name
NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD
Location
NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD, PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA, 23709
NAICS
336611
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was rigging depleted gas bottles to be removed from a metal dumpster. A forklift's forks came down to retrieve the bottles. They caught his right middle finger against the rim of the dumpster, causing the amputation of the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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