Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at United Launch Alliance, LLC., Space Launch Complex 37, CAPE CANAVERAL, FLORIDA 32920
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was connecting a pneumatic-charged hose to a piston assembly when the piston started operating. His left-hand little finger was amputated near the first digit and his ring finger was amputated near the second digit. He was hospitalized.
HospitalizedAmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Airplane-propeller-driven or piston engine
More severe injuries at United Launch Alliance, LLC.
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An employee was lowering a large hook onto a halo shackle used to move large manufactured parts. The employee was guiding the hook down with the left hand. As the hook reached the edge of the halo cable tray, the force of the hook landing on the cable tray caused an amputation of the left ring finger to the distal joint (below the nail bed).
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An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
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