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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2025010731 · 1/23/2025 · Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Struck by falling part of vehicle or machine, still attached
Source
Vehicle and machine front attachments
Secondary source
Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered

Employer

Name
Northrop Grumman Systems Corporation
Location
Port Hueneme Naval Base, VENTURA, CALIFORNIA, 93001
NAICS
928110
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was loading equipment onto a forklift when the shackle from the sling fell to the ground. While the employee was retrieving the shackle from under the forks, the moveable fork that was propped up on the shackle fell onto his left middle finger. The employee sustained a partial amputation to the fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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