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Pacific Gold Marketing, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — EDWARDS AFB, CALIFORNIA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Pacific Gold Marketing, Inc. in EDWARDS AFB, CALIFORNIA
Employer Pacific Gold Marketing, Inc. Report ID 2021064852
Address Edwards Air Force Base City, State ZIP EDWARDS AFB, CALIFORNIA 93524
Event Date June 15, 2021 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 Drilling machines, drilling augers
Industry (NAICS) 237990 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 34.93000, -117.90000

Incident Narrative

An employee was using an industrial drill, drilling holes for footings. The kelly cable drive was not retracting properly on the machine's drum, so the employee tried to disconnect the cable to re-spool the drum. He backed out the threaded pin from the kelly drive clevis that was holding the cable drive end. As he tried to push the pin through, his right middle finger was pinched in the clevis and cable. The finger was amputated at the first joint.

Incident Summary

On June 15, 2021, a worker at Pacific Gold Marketing, Inc. in EDWARDS AFB, CALIFORNIA 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 drilling machines, drilling augers identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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