Injured by handheld object or equipment, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard & IMF, Controlled Industrial Area, PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII 96860
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was breaking down storage racks when their right pinky finger was struck by a long-handled sledgehammer. The finger was smashed between the rack and the hammer and required a partial amputation at the hospital.
Two employees were working to shift a 150-pound 32-inch diameter bearing on a plastic pallet. An employee's right ring finger got caught in one of the holes while they pulled the bearing, resulting in an amputation to the fingertip.
An employee was walking through a hallway that had been mopped when he slipped and fell to the floor, tearing tendons in both of his knees and requiring surgery.
An employee was walking up metal stairs when he slipped, fell, and hit his head on the stairs. He was knocked unconscious and suffered a head laceration and concussion.
On February 6, 2018, at approximately 6:25 p.m., an employee was installing and aligning deck frames on board a ship when his left index finger was caught between the metal deck plate and frame, resulting in a partial amputation to his fingertip.
An employee was tailing logs with a chainsaw. As they set the chainsaw on a log, the chain contacted the employee's left index finger, fracturing it. The fingertip was surgically amputated.
An employee was using a Johnson bar to pry a piece of concrete with the help of a skid steer. When the bar moved, the employee was struck in the mouth by it, resulting in a tooth avulsion and a mouth injury that required stitches.
An employee was helping another employee pick up a round piece of metal to recoup a skid. The metal slipped and lacerated the employee's right middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.
An employee was attaching a wrench to a drill rig rod. The wrench turned and struck the employee's right hand, resulting in a laceration and fracture to their index finger.
An employee was climbing a ladder while carrying 12-foot metal trims to the roof. As the top end of the metal rose above the parapet wall of the roof, a strong gust of wind spun the metal backward, causing the employee to lose his grip on the metal. The trims lacerated his left wrist, which required hospitalization and surgery.
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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.
An employee was on a 6-foot A-frame ladder, working to replace ceiling tiles. They fell to the ground and sustained fractures to their hip and femur. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
An employee was installing shoring and stepped on a 2x4 that was running across the top of a trench. He fell through and was hospitalized with a fractured left femur.
An employee was securing a ramp to a dock to unload cargo. He was using large pins to put the ramp in place when two of his fingers got caught in the ramp, resulting in a partial amputation.
An employee was helping to dismantle a mobile crawler crane. Employees were separating boom sections. When the last pin was hammered out, the 40-foot boom section dropped 4-5 inches onto the injured employee's left foot. All five toes were amputated and the employee was hospitalized for surgery.