US Department of Transportation
Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle — Amputations — NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA
| Employer | US Department of Transportation | Report ID | 20171010458 |
| Address | 23rd Street Pier | City, State ZIP | NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA 23607 |
| Event Date | October 31, 2017 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle | Source of Injury | Barge |
| Secondary Source | Cranes, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 488390 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 37.01000, -76.45000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was loading cargo flat racks onto a barge when his fingers entered the 1-inch gap between the racks and a spreader bar. The flat rack came to rest on the barge, and the spreader bar continued downward and crushed his pointer and middle fingers. His fingers were later medically amputated.
Incident Summary
On October 31, 2017, a worker at US Department of Transportation in NEWPORT NEWS, VIRGINIA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle, with barge 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.
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