Accident Report Detail

Accident Summary Nr: 130307.015 - Employee amputates thumb when caught between wrench and beam

Accident Summary Nr: 130307.015 -- Report ID: 0316300 -- Event Date: 10/08/2020
Inspection Nr	Date Opened	SIC	NAICS	Establishment Name
1497215.015	10/09/2020		336611	Newport News Shipbuilding Division Of Huntington Ingalls

Abstract: At 1:15 p.m. on October 8, 2020, an employee was removing bolts from the diving door of a submarine, using an air driven impact wrench. When the employee removed the final bolt, the door swung down, pushing the impact wrench down on his hand, and his thumb got pinched between the impact wrench and the support beam under the submarine. X-rays revealed some bone loss to the left thumb, classifying the injury as an amputation. The employee was treated without hospitalization.

Keywords: Amputated, Amputation, Beam, Bolt, Caught Between, Door, Pinch Point, Pinched, Removing, Thumb, Wrench

Employee Details
Employee #	Inspection Nr	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1497215.015	44	M	Non Hospitalized injury		Machinery maintenance occupations

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