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BAE Systems Land & Armaments Limited Partnership

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at BAE Systems Land & Armaments Limited Partnership in ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA
Employer BAE Systems Land & Armaments Limited Partnership Report ID 2017088057
Address 3317 8th Ave NE City, State ZIP ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA 57401
Event Date August 22, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Toes(s), toenail(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 336992 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 45.47000, -98.43000

Incident Narrative

An employee was changing a bearing on an auger. He stepped down on the auger, which was still moving, and his foot was caught between the auger and the wall, amputating his right pinky toe. The auger was not locked/tagged out at the time.

Incident Summary

On August 22, 2017, a worker at BAE Systems Land & Armaments Limited Partnership in ABERDEEN, SOUTH DAKOTA suffered amputations to the toes(s), toenail(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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