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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2023054055 · 5/5/2023 · NAVAL AIR WEAPONS STATION - CHINA LAKE

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Forearm(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Drills-stationary
Secondary source
Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name
NAVAL AIR WEAPONS STATION - CHINA LAKE
Location
1 ADMINISTRATION CIRCLE, RIDGECREST, CALIFORNIA, 93555
NAICS
928110
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was moving I-beams into position so that holes could be drilled into the I-beam using a magnetic drill head. While operating the magnetic drill press, the employee s left, gloved thumb was caught by the drill bit, which then pulled the employee s sweatshirt and hair into the machine. The employee suffered a broken left forearm that required hospitalization and surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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