Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Water vehicle incident, n.e.c. — Amputations — KITTERY, MAINE
| Employer | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard | Report ID | 2016088078 |
| Address | Seavy Island | City, State ZIP | KITTERY, MAINE 03904 |
| Event Date | August 27, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Water vehicle incident, n.e.c. | Source of Injury | Tugboat, towboat |
| Industry (NAICS) | 336611 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.09000, -70.73000 | ||
Incident Narrative
The injured employee was installing line skirting. He placed his left hand in the hinge side of a watertight door when another employee inside the tug shut the door amputating approximately one inch of the employee's left middle finger.
Incident Summary
On August 27, 2016, a worker at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in KITTERY, MAINE suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as water vehicle incident, n.e.c., with tugboat, towboat identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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