Amputations

Name: Amputations at General Dynamics Ordnance And Tactical Systems, Inc.
Start: 11/9/2023

1 amputation · 20231110380 · 11/9/2023 · General Dynamics Ordnance And Tactical Systems, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: General Dynamics Ordnance And Tactical Systems, Inc.
Location: 1200 North Glenbrook Drive, GARLAND, TEXAS, 75040
NAICS: 332993
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A CNC operator was trying to replace a bearing in the hydraulically operated steadying fixture in a CNC machine. The fixture retracted, amputating the end of his right thumb.

Source

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