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Electric Boat

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — GROTON, CONNECTICUT

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Electric Boat in GROTON, CONNECTICUT
Employer Electric Boat Report ID 2018043501
Address 75 Eastern Point Road City, State ZIP GROTON, CONNECTICUT 06340
Event Date April 11, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Drills-stationary
Industry (NAICS) 336611 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 41.34000, -72.07000

Incident Narrative

An employee was adjusting a vice on a drill press table when the device shifted, causing his left pinky finger to become caught between the key slot and the fixture. A chunk of flesh was removed.

Incident Summary

On April 11, 2018, a worker at Electric Boat in GROTON, CONNECTICUT suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with drills-stationary identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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