U.S. Department of Agriculture

Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Amputations — EWA BEACH, HAWAII

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at U.S. Department of Agriculture in EWA BEACH, HAWAII
Employer U.S. Department of Agriculture Report ID 20170910402
Address Ewa Beach City, State ZIP EWA BEACH, HAWAII 96706
Event Date September 6, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 926140 Inspection # 1275700
GPS Coordinates 21.31000, -158.00000

Incident Narrative

An employee was installing a culter on a frame when the equipment slipped and amputated the employee's finger.

Incident Summary

On September 6, 2017, a worker at U.S. Department of Agriculture in EWA BEACH, HAWAII suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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