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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023010105 · 1/5/2023 · US Department of Defense

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
Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Airplane-jet or turbine engine

Employer

Name
US Department of Defense
Location
3001 Staff Drive, TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA, 73145
NAICS
928110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attaching a horizontal stabilizer to an airplane and pinched his left index finger between the stabilizer point and the rear attachment point, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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