S. T. Wooten Corporation
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Cuts, lacerations — CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA
| Employer | S. T. Wooten Corporation | Report ID | 20211210641 |
| Address | MCAS Cherry Point, Flight Line | City, State ZIP | CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA 28533 |
| Event Date | December 10, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 237110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 34.90000, -76.89000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was assisting an operator during flight line repair operations when the bucket of the asphalt remover machine pinched the employee's left index finger, resulting in severe lacerations.
Incident Summary
On December 10, 2021, a worker at S. T. Wooten Corporation in CHERRY POINT, NORTH CAROLINA suffered cuts, lacerations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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