HAMPTON, VIRGINIA—
Precon Marine Inc.
Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Precon Marine Inc., Chesapeake Bay, HAMPTON, VIRGINIA 23664 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was working from a barge, stabilizing a pier. While the employee was removing dunnage, the employee's left middle and ring fingers were caught between an H-beam and a steel plate. The ring fingertip was surgically amputated.
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An employee was repairing an air bag used in barge construction. A steel beam hit the employee's hardhat, forcing his mouth/jaw into another beam. He suffered an injury to the mouth/jaw.
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