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US Department of Defense, Tinker Air Force Base

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at US Department of Defense, Tinker Air Force Base in TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA
Employer US Department of Defense, Tinker Air Force Base Report ID 2019032385
Address 3001 Staff Dr., Post 2T75 City, State ZIP TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA 73145
Event Date March 5, 2019 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 928110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 35.42000, -97.37000

Incident Narrative

An employee was trying to move a fixture for a B-52 strut. The fixture was on a pallet. The fixture roller crushed the employee's right little finger, causing a partial amputation.

Incident Summary

On March 5, 2019, a worker at US Department of Defense, Tinker Air Force Base in TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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