Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Blue Grass Army Depot, 431 Battlefield Memorial Highway, RICHMOND, KENTUCKY 40475
on , Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
On November 14, 2022, at 1:30 p.m., an employee and co-worker were removing fuses off of military projectiles. The employee's left hand was on a projectile as the co-worker applied the locking mechanism on the weapons vice to hold the projectile in place. The employee's hand got caught in the weapons vise, resulting in a crushed little finger and a partial surgical amputation of the finger.