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Huntington Ingalls Industries

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Huntington Ingalls Industries in PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
Employer Huntington Ingalls Industries Report ID 20181010875
Address Norfolk Naval Shipyard City, State ZIP PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA 23709
Event Date October 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 Boxes, crates, cartons
Industry (NAICS) 336611 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 36.81000, -76.31000

Incident Narrative

An employee was sitting on a partially open tool box when the tool box lid closed on and pinched his left ring fingertip, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On October 22, 2018, a worker at Huntington Ingalls Industries in PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with boxes, crates, cartons identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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