Puget Sound Naval Shipyard - Intermediate Maintenance Facility
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — BREMERTON, WASHINGTON
| Employer | Puget Sound Naval Shipyard - Intermediate Maintenance Facility | Report ID | 2020054949 |
| Address | 1400 Farragut Avenue | City, State ZIP | BREMERTON, WASHINGTON 98314 |
| Event Date | May 28, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Special process machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 336611 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 47.55000, -122.65000 | ||
Incident Narrative
At about 11:30 a.m. on May 28, 2020, an employee was clearing a clog from the classification system for a plastic media recovery system. When the clog cleared, the open adjustable rotor started to spin, causing amputations to the employee's left index, middle, and ring fingers (with bone loss to the furthest knuckle on the middle finger).
Incident Summary
On May 28, 2020, a worker at Puget Sound Naval Shipyard - Intermediate Maintenance Facility in BREMERTON, WASHINGTON suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
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