Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

Rocket Lab USA, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Avulsions, enucleations — STENNIS SPACE CENTER, MISSISSIPPI

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Rocket Lab USA, Inc. in STENNIS SPACE CENTER, MISSISSIPPI
Employer Rocket Lab USA, Inc. Report ID 2023065042
Address Stennis Space Center, MS 39529 A-3 Test Stand City, State ZIP STENNIS SPACE CENTER, MISSISSIPPI 39529
Event Date June 7, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Avulsions, enucleations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones
Industry (NAICS) 336414 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.40000, -89.49000

Incident Narrative

Two employees were removing a clamp from the top of a pipe spool. The pipe fell and then shifted sideways, trapping one employee's thumb. The sleeve around the outside of the insulated pipe caused a crush injury to the thumb, resulting in a partial degloving.

Incident Summary

On June 7, 2023, a worker at Rocket Lab USA, Inc. in STENNIS SPACE CENTER, MISSISSIPPI suffered avulsions, enucleations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with reels, rolls, spools, coils, cones identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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.

See all reports for Rocket Lab USA, Inc..

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Nov 3, 2021 GLOBAL UNDERGROUND CORP COLORADO SPRINGS, COLORADO Amputations Hosp., Amp.
Jun 15, 2015 Bicks Construction, Inc. FORT WORTH, TEXAS Amputations Hosp.
Apr 1, 2021 Ag-Pro LLC BOSTON, GEORGIA Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Hosp.
Feb 6, 2017 Atlantic Pile Inc. PARLIN, NEW JERSEY Amputations Amp.
Jun 25, 2018 GE FORT WORTH, TEXAS Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Hosp.
Mar 2, 2017 Gosdin's Dozer Service, Inc. GLEN ROSE, TEXAS Amputations Hosp., Amp.
Sep 4, 2016 HB Rentals, LLC ORLA, TEXAS Amputations Hosp., Amp.
Feb 16, 2017 Westrock, LLC ADAMS, WISCONSIN Amputations Amp.

About This OSHA Report

This is a severe injury report filed with OSHA. Employers are required to report all work-related fatalities and severe injuries within 8 to 24 hours. Browse more reports by industry or state below.

Browse All Injury Reports Workplace Safety Stats Workplace Safety Home
Browse All Injury Reports