NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA
| Employer | NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD | Report ID | 2022087685 |
| Address | NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD | City, State ZIP | PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA 23709 |
| Event Date | August 29, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Secondary Source | Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 336611 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 36.81000, -76.30000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was rigging depleted gas bottles to be removed from a metal dumpster. A forklift's forks came down to retrieve the bottles. They caught his right middle finger against the rim of the dumpster, causing the amputation of the fingertip.
Incident Summary
On August 29, 2022, a worker at NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD in PORTSMOUTH, VIRGINIA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 4,985 severe injury reports involving "Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment" incidents in our database. Browse all Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment injuries.
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