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Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

Lockheed Martin

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker · Amputations

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Lockheed Martin, Mission Systems and Training, ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32828 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.

An employee sustained a partial amputation of the left thumb while operating a hydraulic crimper.

Amputation Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified Scissors, snips, shears-nonpowered

Lockheed Martin

An employee was troubleshooting a dust collector when they sustained partial amputations to three of their right fingertips from the spinning rotor of the motor.

Lockheed Martin

An employee was installing a light fixture inside of an aircraft when the light fell on their finger, lacerating it.

Lockheed Martin

On June 27, 2023, at 2:30 p.m., a pilot was returning after a test flight of an F-35 aircraft. After aircraft recovery, the pilot exited the aircraft via the integrally mounted aircraft access ladder. During his descent, he tripped on the third ladder step and fell approximately 6 feet, resulting in a dislocated left shoulder, a compound dislocation of the left elbow, and stable fractures of the left 7th and 8th ribs.

LOCKHEED MARTIN

An employee was using a clutch spreader tool during a training activity. When he applied pressure to the tool to release belt pressure, his left index finger came in contact with a spring sheave roller. The finger was amputated just below the nail.

Lockheed Martin

A 370-pound piece of aluminum was being lifted with a jib crane and a calibrated suction lifting fixture. The aluminum fell, landing on an employee's left foot about 3 feet below. He was hospitalized; his big toe had been broken, and the other four toes were medically amputated.

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Mako Contracting, LLC

An employee was using a saw to cut a piece of concrete when the piece gave way and pushed the saw into the employee's leg. The employee's leg was lacerated, requiring stitches and hospitalization.

East Penn Manufacturing

An employee was using a utility knife to cut honeycomb paper when the knife amputated their left index fingertip.

Ash Brothers Fireplace and Chimney Co

An employee was cleaning a resident's chimney. While using a drill, the employee's glove became caught in the drill and their finger was fractured.

RPM & Associates Inc

An employee was grinding some hardfacing on a bulldozer blade when the 9-inch grinder kicked back and lacerated his left leg above the knee. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.

Tenaris Hickman

An employee was operating a rotating tool to place thread protectors on the end of pipe. Her left hand was on the rotating part of the tool when the tool engaged, resulting in a left forearm fracture and a thumb laceration.

American Flowform and Machining, LLC

Two employees were setting up a mandrel in the spindle of a machine. The mandrel was side-shifted while an employee's hand was on the mast of a powered industrial truck. The employee suffered crushing injuries that resulted in amputations to the middle and ring fingertips.

General Atomics

An employee was loading an air surveillance plane turret into a shipping container using an engine hoist. The lifting chain detached from the hook and the spreader bar struck the employee in the face, resulting in an eye injury that required hospitalization and surgery.

Fiber Materials, Inc.

An employee was backing up an electric pallet jack. The employee's left elbow was caught between the pallet jack's handle and a rolling stairs stand, causing trauma to the forearm.

GENERAL DYNAMICS

An employee was trying to remove a chip tray from the bottom of a drilling machine. The machine injured the top of the employee's right hand and the tips of four fingers.

AC, Inc.

An employee was setting up a lathe. As he turned the chuck with a chuck key, his left little finger was caught between the key and the operator panel. The fingertip was amputated to the nailbed.

DRIFTWOOD NURSERY & LANDSCAPING, INC

An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.

Hobby Lobby Stores, Inc.

An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.

Envelope Seal Insulation, Inc

An employee was inspecting a generator whose radiator was leaking. He slipped, and a fan blade in the generator amputated his thumb and index finger.

Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida

An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.

Air-flo/Erwood Heating & Air Conditioning

An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.