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General Dynamics Bath Iron Works

Injured by object held or wielded by person — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — BATH, MAINE

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in BATH, MAINE
Employer General Dynamics Bath Iron Works Report ID 2024098887
Address 700 Washington Street City, State ZIP BATH, MAINE 04530
Event Date September 23, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Injured by object held or wielded by person Source of Injury Knives
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 336611 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 43.90000, -69.81000

Incident Narrative

An employee was breaking down a cardboard box with a pocket knife. The knife slipped and amputated the employee's little fingertip.

Incident Summary

On September 23, 2024, a worker at General Dynamics Bath Iron Works in BATH, MAINE suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as injured by object held or wielded by person, with knives identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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