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Goodfellow Air Force Base

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker — Amputations — GOODFELLOW AFB, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Goodfellow Air Force Base in GOODFELLOW AFB, TEXAS
Employer Goodfellow Air Force Base Report ID 2021021068
Address 351 Kearney Boulevard City, State ZIP GOODFELLOW AFB, TEXAS 76908
Event Date February 5, 2021 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker Source of Injury Hand grinders-powered
Industry (NAICS) 928110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 31.43000, -100.40000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using a handheld grinder to grind down welds on a trailer. The employee's two middle fingers contacted the grinding disk, resulting in an amputation to the fingers.

Incident Summary

On February 5, 2021, a worker at Goodfellow Air Force Base in GOODFELLOW AFB, TEXAS suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker, with hand grinders-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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