Amputations

Name: Amputations at HPS Mechanical, Inc.
Start: 3/14/2023

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023032328 · 3/14/2023 · HPS Mechanical, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
Source: Drills-powered

Employer

Name: HPS Mechanical, Inc.
Location: China Lake Naval Weapons Center, RIDGECREST, CALIFORNIA, 93555
NAICS: 237110
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was performing plumbing work on a roof. While drilling a hole in the roof, the drill's chuck caught the employee's glove and his little finger was twisted around the shaft and amputated at the knuckle.

Source

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