Portsmouth Naval Shipyard
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — KITTERY, MAINE
| Employer | Portsmouth Naval Shipyard | Report ID | 2016098368 |
| Address | Seavey Island | City, State ZIP | KITTERY, MAINE 03904 |
| Event Date | September 6, 2016 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Beams-unattached metal |
| Secondary Source | Metal plates, metal panels | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 336611 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 43.09000, -70.73000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was manually assembling a steel-framed structure that would eventually be used as a mock-up for training riggers when his left middle finger was caught between a steel I-beam and a metal plate, severing the top half-inch of the finger.
Incident Summary
On September 6, 2016, a worker at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in KITTERY, MAINE suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with beams-unattached metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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