Jarrett Bay Boatworks

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Jarrett Bay Boatworks in BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA
Employer Jarrett Bay Boatworks Report ID 20201211577
Address 530 Sensation Weigh City, State ZIP BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA 28516
Event Date December 10, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Water vehicle, unspecified
Secondary Source Boat lifts
Industry (NAICS) 336612 Inspection # 1507357
GPS Coordinates 34.80000, -76.67000

Incident Narrative

Two employees were installing the port rudder into a 58-foot marine vessel. The vessel was suspended in the hoist straps of a marine travel lift. The employees were supporting the rudder vertically under the vessel when the lift dropped the stern of the vessel approximately 12 inches. The rudder became tightly wedged between the bottom of the vessel and the gravel ground. One of the employees had their fingers crushed between the rudder and the ground. The injured employee's left index finger was amputated and the left middle finger was severely injured, but remained attached.

Incident Summary

On December 10, 2020, a worker at Jarrett Bay Boatworks in BEAUFORT, NORTH CAROLINA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with water vehicle, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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