U.S. Department of Defense/Defense Logistics Agency

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Amputations — TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at U.S. Department of Defense/Defense Logistics Agency in TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA
Employer U.S. Department of Defense/Defense Logistics Agency Report ID 2022108844
Address 3301 F Avenue, Building 506 City, State ZIP TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA 73145
Event Date October 7, 2022 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Conveyors-powered, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 561410 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 35.43000, -97.39000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a conveyor system that was not operational. There was another operational conveyor system nearby; the employee removed the safety covering from the operational pusher to help determine why the other pusher was not operating. The test switch was pressed and the pusher went over the employee's right thumb, resulting in a partial amputation. The thumb was later fully amputated.

Incident Summary

On October 7, 2022, a worker at U.S. Department of Defense/Defense Logistics Agency in TINKER AFB, OKLAHOMA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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