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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024032666 · 3/25/2024 · Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific - NIWC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning
Source
Motorboat, motorized yacht
Secondary source
Piers, wharfs, water docks

Employer

Name
Naval Information Warfare Center Pacific - NIWC
Location
53560 Hull Street, SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA, 92152
NAICS
334511
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was on a pier mooring a small, rigid inflatable boat. Their fingers were caught between the boat recovery line and the pier piling when the recovery line came under significant strain due to rough seas, resulting in a severe laceration to the left index finger and medical amputation of the left middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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