Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD, NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD, PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA 23709
on , Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was operating a heat sealer machine. The employee was holding a die in place that was used to seal yellow vinyl fabric. When the under plate came down, the employee's finger was crushed, amputating one-third of the right index finger (including the first knuckle).
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Special process machinery, n.e.c.