Electric Boat
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — NORTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND
| Employer | Electric Boat | Report ID | 2018066178 |
| Address | 165 Dillabur Avenue | City, State ZIP | NORTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND 02852 |
| Event Date | June 22, 2018 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 336611 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 41.59000, -71.41000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee had put a pipe in a vise and was adjusting the flange to insert a ring into the unit. The unit slipped from the vise; as the pipe fell and the employee tried to grab it, the vise pinched the employee's finger. He suffered a fingertip amputation on his left hand.
Incident Summary
On June 22, 2018, a worker at Electric Boat in NORTH KINGSTOWN, RHODE ISLAND suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with pipes, ducts, tubing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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