Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Austal USA, LLC
Start: 11/8/2024

1 amputation · 20241110422 · 11/8/2024 · Austal USA, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event: Compressed between running equipment and other object(s)
Source: Cranes unspecified
Secondary source: Walls

Employer

Name: Austal USA, LLC
Location: 100 Austal Way, MOBILE, ALABAMA, 36602
NAICS: 336611
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was riding in a basket being lifted by a crane to a ship deck. His left index finger was caught between a ledge on a wall and the basket rail, resulting in a fingertip amputation just above the nail bed.

Source

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