Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Intermediate Maintenance Facility
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — BREMERTON, WASHINGTON
| Employer | Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Intermediate Maintenance Facility | Report ID | 2019033246 |
| Address | 1400 Farragut Ave, dry dock 6 | City, State ZIP | BREMERTON, WASHINGTON 98314 |
| Event Date | March 28, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. |
| Secondary Source | Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 336611 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 47.56000, -122.63000 | ||
Incident Narrative
Employees were at a drydock, lifting a section of fin tube onto a foot pad. An employee's gloved hand was caught between two fin tubes. The employee was hospitalized; one of the employee's fingertips was amputated (with no bone loss).
Incident Summary
On March 28, 2019, a worker at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard, Intermediate Maintenance Facility in BREMERTON, WASHINGTON suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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