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BAE Systems

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — RADFORD, VIRGINIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at BAE Systems in RADFORD, VIRGINIA
Employer BAE Systems Report ID 2015041670
Address 4050 Peppers Ferry Rd., Building 4327-4 City, State ZIP RADFORD, VIRGINIA 24141
Event Date April 1, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 332994 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 37.12000, -80.56000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a core pusher machine when her left index finger got caught between a hydraulic ram head and the machine itself, resulting in a partial finger amputation.

Incident Summary

On April 1, 2015, a worker at BAE Systems in RADFORD, VIRGINIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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