Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Foreign Affairs Security Training Center (FASTC)
Start: 9/26/2024

1 amputation · 2024099031 · 9/26/2024 · Foreign Affairs Security Training Center (FASTC)

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Ammunition
Secondary source: Handguns

Employer

Name: Foreign Affairs Security Training Center (FASTC)
Location: 7943 Cluny Court, SPRINGFIELD, VIRGINIA, 22153
NAICS: 928120
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

A firearms instructor was performing routine training. Their pistol discharged while their right hand was in line with the muzzle and the employee's middle finger was partially amputated. The finger has been surgically reattached.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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