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Amentum Services, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — GERMANTOWN, MARYLAND

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Amentum Services, Inc. in GERMANTOWN, MARYLAND
Employer Amentum Services, Inc. Report ID 2021086549
Address 20501 Seneca Meadows Parkway, Suite 300 City, State ZIP GERMANTOWN, MARYLAND 20876
Event Date August 5, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized, 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 Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 336611 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 39.19000, -77.25000

Incident Narrative

An employee was unhitching a tool bar when their left little finger became caught between the tow and the trailer hitch, resulting in amputation.

Incident Summary

On August 5, 2021, a worker at Amentum Services, Inc. in GERMANTOWN, MARYLAND 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 vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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