Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Colonna's Shipyard Inc, 400 East Indian River Road, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA 23523
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
On January 23, 2015, at approximately 6:30 p.m., a worker from the inside machine shop was training another employee on how to sand the face of a flange using a sanding disk mounted onto the tool rest of a lathe. The flange (part of a very long shaft) was on a lathe rotating at approximately 20 rpms. When the worker went to adjust the sanding disk, his left pinky at the first knuckle joint was amputated by one of the holes in the flange.
An employee was aligning a piece of 1 1/2-inch schedule 80 pipe into a rotary draw bender when the chuck was moved beyond the table. This caused the chuck and pipe to fall from the table. The employee's right index and middle fingers were pinched between the pipe and the table, resulting in amputations.
An employee was transiting down the ships stairs leading into a winch room aboard a dredging ship. The employee fell down the stairs and impacted a vertical pipe that was installed adjacent to the bottom of the stairs. The left side of the employee s midsection was impacted causing internal injury to the stomach and diaphragm.
An employee was hoisting a 5,000-pound steady rest with a 50-ton overhead shop crane. The load fell on his left leg, crushing it from the knee down. The leg was medically amputated.
An employee was in a lift with a blasting hose that was tied to the lift basket so the employee could work at an elevated position. During this time, the hose was charged, activating the discharge of shot blast. This caused the hose to whip around violently while discharging grit. The blasting nozzle struck the employee's face and shot blast was embedded in his face.
An employee slipped on concrete in a wash basin and attempted to prevent his fall by grabbing onto a section of portable scaffolding. The scaffolding fell on top of him and he struck the concrete, suffering a head injury, concussion, and brain bleed.
On December 19, 2023, an employee was setting up a copper wire drawing machine when his left ring finger was pinched between a copper wire and a machine part. The employee's finger was partially amputated.
An employee was checking the gusset seal on a machine. He moved to the next cross sealer and the machine activated, causing an amputation to a left-hand finger. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was evaluating a coiling machine to verify that the blade was present inside it. The machine's weld function was activated, and the machine crushed the employee's fingers, resulting in the amputation of the left middle and ring fingers.
An employee was hooking up bundled tie-downs with a chain. While he was holding a hook, the other hook was unlocked. This caused the employee's hook to slide down and pinch his right index finger between the chain and the shackle. He suffered an amputation to the fingertip (without bone loss), as well as an open fracture.
An employee was preparing to bend a flat bar in a brake press. When the machine was jogged, the stock rotated up and crushed his left middle fingertip against the outer frame of the die. The fingertip was amputated.
An employee was cutting metal with a torch. A piece of metal struck the employee's left foot, causing multiple fractures to metatarsal(s). The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was descending a ladder carrying a bag of trash. He fell, landed on the ground about 10 feet below, and suffered fractures to his right hip and pelvis.
A building engineer was inspecting a generator. As he closed the generator enclosure door, his right ring finger was caught between the door and the door frame. The fingertip was amputated.
An employee was walking back to a carrier case with mail in her hand when she tripped over a tub. Her back overarched as she fell, resulting in a fractured back that required hospitalization.
An employee was driving a utility tractor rig when it struck the rear trailer of another utility tractor rig, which was traveling in the opposite direction. The glancing impact caused damage to the cab, and he sustained a laceration on right side of his face, a cervical fracture, two fractured left ribs, and a pelvic fracture. The employee was hospitalized.
An employee was washing an aircraft from a scissor lift when they fell to the floor. The employee sustained a back injury and lacerations to their head and neck.