BERKELEY, MISSOURI—
The Boeing Company
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at The Boeing Company, 6300 James S. McDonnell Boulevard, BERKELEY, MISSOURI 63134 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
A maintenance employee was working on a breaker when their right middle fingertip was pinched by a spring mechanism, resulting in amputation.
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Employees were working on a machine overhaul. They were using a hydraulic jack to move the machine laterally into position. The machine shifted and pinched an employee's hand against the concrete floor. A fingertip was amputated.
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