Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at PEARL HARBOR NAVAL SHIPYARD & IMF, 667 Safeguard St. STE 100, PEARL HARBOR, HAWAII 96860
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was using a table saw to cut 2x4 lumber when the saw contacted his left index and middle fingers, resulting in partial amputations.
Amputation Other finger(s) n.e.c. Stationary saws table
More severe injuries at PEARL HARBOR NAVAL SHIPYARD & IMF
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 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.
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 operating a metal roller machine to roll a small piece of metal. The employee's right index finger became caught between the metal and the machine, and the fingertip was amputated.
An employee was working on a production line. The employee went to retrieve parts that came out of the parts holder, and their left hand became caught between a chain and a sprocket. Three fingers on the hand were amputated.
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 operating a pad printer. The employee's finger was caught in the printer and they suffered a fingertip amputation. The part of the printer that caught the employee's finger was unguarded at the time.
More severe injuries in this industry (NAICS 336611)
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.