Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

Seaward Services, Inc.

Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle — Amputations — NORFOLK, VIRGINIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Seaward Services, Inc. in NORFOLK, VIRGINIA
Employer Seaward Services, Inc. Report ID 2016087924
Address NSWC Norfolk Naval Station City, State ZIP NORFOLK, VIRGINIA 23511
Event Date August 23, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle Source of Injury Water vehicle, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 336611 Inspection # 1175005
GPS Coordinates 36.93000, -76.30000

Incident Narrative

An employee was lifting a bale on the deck of a ship and got a finger caught between the deck lifting eye and the bale resulting in partial amputation of the finger.

Incident Summary

On August 23, 2016, a worker at Seaward Services, Inc. in NORFOLK, VIRGINIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle, with water vehicle, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 73 severe injury reports involving "Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle" incidents in our database. Browse all Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle injuries.

See all reports for Seaward Services, Inc..

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Apr 2, 2021 Caldwell Marine International, LLC BLOCK ISLAND, RHODE ISLAND Cuts, lacerations Hosp.
Dec 31, 2019 Precon Marine Inc. HAMPTON, VIRGINIA Amputations Amp.
Apr 1, 2018 O'HARA CORPORATION DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA Crushing injuries Hosp.
Feb 20, 2020 Maher Terminals ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY Fractures Hosp.
Nov 2, 2019 Port Personnel Services, LLC CORPUS CHRISTI, TEXAS Fractures Hosp.
Sep 10, 2019 Ports America, Inc. GALVESTON, TEXAS Amputations Amp.
Aug 27, 2021 Ervin Cable Construction, LLC BRAGGS, OKLAHOMA Amputations Amp.
Aug 11, 2017 Department of Interior, U.S. fish and Wildlife Service, Conservation office ALPENA, MICHIGAN Crushing injuries Hosp.
Browse All Injury Reports