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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation · 2025043585 · 4/17/2025 · Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Thumb(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation
Source
Drills, braces, drivers
Secondary source
Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating

Employer

Name
Newport News Shipbuilding Division of Huntington Ingalls
Location
4101 Washington Avenue, NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA, 23607
NAICS
336611
Jurisdiction
0

Narrative

An employee was changing out a reaming bit on a cordless magnetic drill. When installing a bit extension, the drill power switch contacted the working surface and the drill subsequently became energized. The employee's cut-resistant glove became tangled in the drill bit and it contacted his right thumb, resulting in an amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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