Machine Injury & Accidents

Date	City	State	Employer	Body Part	Event
2021-10-24	Norfolk	Va	BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair	Leg(s)	Fall on water vehicle
On 10/24/2021, at approximately 8:05 a.m., an employee was climbing scaffolding on board a ship when he slipped and fell approximately 18 feet to the flight deck below, resulting in a fractured leg.
2021-10-13	Norfolk	Ne	Meylan Special Services, Inc.	Foot (feet)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was using a pressure washer when it lacerated the top of his right foot.
2021-08-05	Norfolk	Va	Norfolk International Terminal	Hand(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle propelled by another vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was opening a truck door with his left hand to get inside a truck when a vehicle pulled up alongside the truck and struck the truck's door, which subsequently struck the employee's hand, resulting in lacerations that required hospitalization and surgery.
2021-07-23	Norfolk	Va	Lyon Shipyard, Inc.	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
A docking block partially released as it was being hoisted. It struck an employee and knocked him off an A-frame ladder to the ground. He suffered right leg, arm, and abdomen injuries from the block and the fall.
2021-07-15	Norfolk	Va	International Marine & Industrial Applicator LLC	Arm(s)	Explosion of pressure vessel, piping, or tire
An employee was sandblasting the external hull of a battleship. The blasting hose lost pressure because the blasting hose was under the tire of an aerial lift. The employee lowered the lift and tried to free the hose when it ruptured, causing a laceration to the employee's right arm.
2021-07-15	Norfolk	Va	International Marine and Industrial Applicators, LLC	Upper arm(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was in the basket of an aerial lift when blast grit from a co-worker's hose struck the employee's right upper arm, resulting in a severe laceration.
2021-06-14	Norfolk	Ma	ACV Environmental	Back, including spine, spinal cord	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
A railing gave way causing an employee to fall 4 feet in a warehouse. The employee was hospitalized for a back injury.
2021-05-28	Norfolk	Va	Naval Station Norfolk	Brain	Fall while sitting
An employee was sitting in a rolling chair in the security office and bent over to pick up a piece of dropped paper. As she bent over, the chair rolled out from underneath her, causing her to fall and hit her head on her desk. She was hospitalized for a concussion.
2021-05-07	Norfolk	Va	MARINE REPAIR SERVICES OF VIRGINIA INC.	Ankle(s) and leg(s)	Fall on water vehicle
An employee was plugging and unplugging refrigerator units onboard a vessel when they stepped through a door and into an open hatch, falling 12 feet and resulting in a fractured femur and ankle.
2021-03-20	Norfolk	Va	MHI Ship Repair and Services	Foot (feet)	Struck by falling object or equipment
Employees were lifting a 3-foot by 3-foot, 250-pound cover. A knot failed and the cover fell to the bottom of a hole, striking an employee's left foot. The employee suffered three broken bones.
2020-07-18	Norfolk	Virginia	TECNICO CORPORATION	Forearm(s)	Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker
An employee was cutting a chain length with an angle grinder when the grinder kicked back and cut the employee's left forearm, requiring hospitalization.
2020-06-20	Norfolk	Virginia	Tecnico Corporation	Foot (feet)	Fall on water vehicle
An employee was conducting welding and cleanup onboard a naval ship. The employee was on a straight vertical ladder, went to grab the hatch cover above, and fell approximately 4-5 feet to the deck. The employee sustained two broken bones in the right foot.
2020-06-10	Norfolk	Nebraska	Progressive Nutrition LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee was trying to restart a conveyor belt that would not run. The employee was checking the tension on the motor belt when the auger motor started running, causing an amputation of his left thumb above the first joint.
2020-05-28	Norfolk	New York	ST Trucking LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
After delivering a load of stone to the jobsite, the driver of the dump truck was checking to see why the tailgate of the dump truck was not closing properly. When he pushed the tailgate, it returned, trapping the fingers on his left hand between the bed and the gate. The ring and middle fingers were amputated to the first joint.
2020-03-07	Norfolk	Nebraska	ContiTech USA, Inc	Foot (feet)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
A boom lift ran over an employee's right foot, causing a fracture of the first metatarsal and a laceration of the foot.
2020-02-07	Norfolk	Nebraska	Plunkett's Pest Control	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on ice in a parking lot and fell, suffering a broken ankle.
2020-02-04	Norfolk	Nebraska	Rasmussen Mechanical Services	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was on a step ladder changing belts out on an exhaust fan for preventative maintenance when he reached to steady himself and his left pinky finger was caught between the fan's belt and pulley. As a result, his pinky fingertip was amputated. The fan was turned off but still turning at the time of the incident.
2020-01-18	Norfolk	Nebraska	King Steel Corporation	Pelvic region	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was moving a steel bundle with an overhead crane when the wrong button was depressed on the overhead crane controls, causing the steel load to crush him. He suffered a fractured hip or pelvis.
2020-01-12	Norfolk	Virginia	Turn Key Scaffold, LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was erecting a hanging scaffold onboard a ship. While traversing across a lattice girder, the employee fell 25 feet to the concrete surface below, suffering a broken wrist, shattered left ankle, and fractured right ankle.
2019-07-12	Norfolk	Virginia	DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY	Hip(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
On July 12, at approximately 2:30 p.m., an employee was working in the warehouse on the second floor stowing material. The employee tripped while walking and fell to the floor. The employee sustained a fractured hip requiring hospitalization and surgery.
2019-07-02	Norfolk	Virginia	GENERAL DYNAMICS INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY	Lower leg(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
At approximately 9:30 a.m. on July 2, 2019, an employee was walking on a ship cableway located on the port side of the space en route to the port forward corner of the space when he tripped on the cableway and fell. As he fell, his calf impacted and was impaled by a U-channel bracket that was holding up the raceway. He was hospitalized.
2019-06-11	Norfolk	Virginia	Colonna's Shipyard Inc	Leg(s)	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was hoisting a 5,000-pound steady rest with a 50-ton overhead shop crane. The load fell on his left leg, crushing it from the knee down. The leg was medically amputated.
2019-05-08	Norfolk	Virginia	BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
An employee was operating a magnetic-mounted drill to drill one-inch holes in a stainless steel I-beam. As the employee was using a fox-tail style brush to sweep metal shavings off the I-beam his right middle finger was caught in the rotating drill bit. His right middle finger was degloved and two other fingers were fractured. He also sustained a fractured wrist. The employee was hospitalized.
2019-05-07	Norfolk	Virginia	BAE Systems Norfolk Ship Repair	Fingertip(s)	Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects
An employee had been sand blasting and removed a valve pipe plug when it became clogged. As the employee was removing material, air bled out of the system and caused the valve piston to shut and amputate the employee's left index fingertip.
2019-04-12	Norfolk	Nebraska	Hiland Ice Cream	Nonclassifiable	Exposure through intact skin, eyes, or other exposed tissue
A maintenance employee was removing a device from an ice cream freezer when ammonia came out and hit the employee, causing burns.
2019-01-30	Norfolk	Nebraska	Associated Wholesale Grocers, Inc.	Hip(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
An employee was operating a seated motorized pallet jack and struck a steel bollard causing a fracture to his left hip.
2018-08-30	Norfolk	Virginia	Ceres Marine Terminals, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Struck by swinging part of powered vehicle
An employee was leaving a straddle carrier cab when the door slammed on the employee's finger, resulting in an amputation of the tip of the finger.
2018-08-23	Norfolk	Nebraska	Associated Wholesale Grocers	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle backing up in nonroadway area
Two employees were talking near the machine one of them had been operating. A double pallet jack backed out of the adjoining aisle and struck one of the two, pinching his left leg/ankle against the other employee's machine. He suffered fractures to his left tibia/fibula.
2018-07-21	Norfolk	Virginia	Colonna's Shipyard, Inc.	Face	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was in a lift with a blasting hose that was tied to the lift basket so the employee could work at an elevated position. During this time, the hose was charged, activating the discharge of shot blast. This caused the hose to whip around violently while discharging grit. The blasting nozzle struck the employee's face and shot blast was embedded in his face.
2018-06-04	Norfolk	Nebraska	ContiTech USA, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Entangled in other object or equipment
An employee was attempting to wind a hose onto a pneumatically actuated drum. While tying a knot onto the hose with string, the pneumatic drum actuated and applied tension to the string. The employee's finger was caught in the string as it tightened, amputating the flesh off his index fingertip.
2018-03-05	Norfolk	Nebraska	Associated Wholesale Grocers	Lower leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was struck by a truck while walking across a lot early in the morning, suffering a lower leg laceration. A high-visibility vest was not worn at the time of the incident.
2018-01-29	Norfolk	Nebraska	Henningsen Foods Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was attempting to clear a clogged pipe at a cooker when he inadvertently opened a drain instead of closing it. He was sprayed with 240-degree hot product, suffering second and third degree burns across the front side of his body.
2018-01-22	Norfolk	Virginia	Colonna's Shipyard, Inc.	Brain	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped on concrete in a wash basin and attempted to prevent his fall by grabbing onto a section of portable scaffolding. The scaffolding fell on top of him and he struck the concrete, suffering a head injury, concussion, and brain bleed.
2017-08-29	Norfolk	Nebraska	NORFOLK IRON & METAL, LLC	Thigh(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
An employee was checking the steel coil stock inventory received via railcar. The employee's left foot slipped off the railcar platform located 47 inches above the paved concrete yard. The employee landed on their left leg, fracturing the femur.
2017-08-24	Norfolk	Virginia	Marine Specialty Painting	Brain	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
While standing on a pole scaffold platform and cleaning a potable water tank, an employee fell approximately 48 inches from the scaffold platform to a lower platform. The employee was hospitalized with head trauma.
2017-07-20	Norfolk	Virginia	Virginia International Terminal	Ankle(s)	Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet
On July 20, 2017, at 11:15 p.m., an employee was trying to turn a railcar flipper. He had placed one foot on the top of a jersey wall and one foot on the railcar to position himself to move a metal bar that would move the flipper when he slipped and broke his right ankle, requiring hospitalization.
2017-06-21	Norfolk	Nebraska	Pepsi Beverages Company	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell from an A-frame ladder while installing a vending/fountain machine line that ran along the ceiling area. The employee fractured two ribs and suffered a severely separated shoulder on the left side.
2017-06-16	Norfolk	Nebraska	Bloom Engineering CO. Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to environmental heat
On June 16, 2017, at 4:15 p.m., an employee was calibrating the burners on a furnace when the employee passed out due to possible heat stress/exhaustion, requiring hospitalization.
2017-05-07	Norfolk	Virginia	Norfolk International Terminal	Multiple body parts	Other fall to lower level
An employee was climbing a fixed ladder onto a railcar when he slipped from the top rung and fell to the rail deck, fracturing his ribs and shoulder.
2017-03-27	Norfolk	Nebraska	Robert Woehler & Sons Construction	Hip(s)	Excavation or trenching cave-in
On March 28, 2017, at approximately 11:00 a.m., an employee was cutting around an old water main line in preparation to install a new main when the east wall of the trench collapsed. He was buried up to his waist in dirt from the collapse, suffering a possible hip fracture.
2017-03-09	Norfolk	Nebraska	King Steel Corporation	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Struck by object or equipment rolling freely
An employee was unloading bundles of steel pipes from a truck when a bundle broke loose and rolled onto the employee's foot resulting in a broken toe.
2017-01-23	Norfolk	Nebraska	Apollo Retail Specialist, LLC	Tooth (teeth)	Fall on same level while climbing stairs, steps, or curbs
An employee was at a residence to assemble some furniture. When he was walking to the house, he tripped on the concrete curb and hit his head/face. The employee lost some teeth and suffered contusions to face/head.
2017-01-13	Norfolk	Virginia	Metro Machine Corporation	Toes(s), toenail(s)	Water vehicle incident, n.e.c.
An employee was moving a steel ventilation louver with a chain fall attached to a crane hook. The louver was then transferred to a chain fall attached to the ship. The louver was then lowered into position. The lover was sitting on the lip of the foundation and held back with another chain fall attached to the ship to prevent crushing the ship's signal box. The louver was disconnected from the crane hook to move into position. While the employee was repositioning the louver to a second chain fa
2016-10-04	Norfolk	Virginia	American Scaffold	Brain	Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
An employee was pushing a materials cart with scaffolding material on it when the cart became stuck. The material dislodged and fell on the employee, striking him in the head and causing a potential concussion.
2016-09-12	Norfolk	Virginia	Marcom Services LLC	Upper and lower limb(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was abrasive blasting inside a ship tank when electrical power to the dry dock was lost momentarily on two occasions, causing the pressure hose to stop. When the electrical power was regained, the employee lost control of the nozzle and the abrasive grit struck/lacerated the employee's left wrist, left thigh, and left bicep. The employee was hospitalized and had surgery.
2016-08-23	Norfolk	Virginia	Seaward Services, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
An employee was lifting a bale on the deck of a ship and got a finger caught between the deck lifting eye and the bale resulting in partial amputation of the finger.
2016-06-15	Norfolk	Nebraska	Land O'Frost, Inc.	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was closing the overhead door on a trailer while standing on a dock. The door started going back up and the employee reached out with his right hand to stop and pull it back down. His right index finger was caught between two panels, amputating his fingertip.
2016-06-14	Norfolk	Virginia	MHI Ship Repair	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was helping a crew to remove some malfunctioning valves from a ballast tank on a ship for repairs. While rigging gear was lifting the valve to the next level in the ladder way, the employee was helping to guide the valve up the ladder and was keeping the valve from striking the steps. When the valve reached the top step, the employee helped lift it over the lip of the ladder way. He then lost his balance and fell forward a little, inadvertently shifting his hold on the valve, which p
2016-06-13	Norfolk	Virginia	Colonnas Shipyard	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
On June 13, 2016, an employee was working on a barge (on land), performing paint spraying operations. The employee attempted to clean out a paint gun when a small foreign object embedded into the fourth digit of his right hand. He was hospitalized and required surgery.
2016-06-03	Norfolk	Nebraska	GGNSC Norfolk Valley View LLC	Multiple body parts	Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
An employee tripped over a resident's wheelchair and fell, fracturing the right hip and right wrist.
2016-05-27	Norfolk	Virginia	LYON SHIPYARD, Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
An employee was cutting/turning stainless steel on a summit lathe. As the shavings came off the stainless steel, they lacerated the base of his left thumb, requiring stitches and hospitalization.
2016-05-25	Norfolk	Nebraska	AFFILIATED FOODS	Multiple trunk locations	Nonroadway collision with object other than vehicle, n.e.c.
While an employee was operating an order picker to move a stack of empty pallets, some of the pallets got caught on the rack and pushed into the employee's ribs. The employee was hospitalized for treatment of three fractured ribs and a bruised spleen.
2016-05-19	Norfolk	Nebraska	King Steel Corporation	Arm(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
An employee suffered severe cuts to the left arm while cleaning a saw. The saw was not locked out at the time of the incident.
2016-05-12	Norfolk	Nebraska	Nucor	Brain	Explosion, n.e.c.
Four employees were working on the melt floor when Employee 4 noted a change in sound within a furnace. The sound indicated that water was leaking into the furnace, and water was also visibly coming out of an observation port at the bottom of the furnace. Employee 1 went to investigate and determined that the roof (lid) of the furnace could be opened to view the extent of the leak. Employee 1 gave Employee 4 the okay to open the roof of the furnace via the radio. When the roof was opened, a l
2016-04-18	Norfolk	Nebraska	MP Global Products, LLC	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee suffered four left-hand finger amputations while performing maintenance on the rotating drum of the Opener #1 machine.
2016-03-11	Norfolk	Virginia	CERES MARINE TERMINALS INC	Leg(s)	Other fall to lower level 21 to 25 feet
An employee was operating a straddle carrier when a crane's spreader bar struck the carrier during ship loading operations. The employee was ejected and fell approximately 25 feet, landing on top of a container. The employee suffered a broken right femur that had to be surgically amputated.
2016-03-10	Norfolk	Virginia	CROFTON INDUSTRIES, INC.	Ankle(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
An employee and coworkers were removing rigging from a steel I-beam. As they were freeing the straps from under the load, one of the straps became caught under the beam. The upward force of the strap caused the beam to tip over, pinning the injured employee's foot underneath it. He was hospitalized with a broken right ankle.
2016-01-13	Norfolk	Virginia	M1 Support Services, LLC	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was installing a left port wing panel on an aircraft when his left index fingertip was amputated between the panel and the body of the aircraft wing.
2015-11-04	Norfolk	Nebraska	Henningsen Foods Inc.	Knee(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
An employee slipped and fell after stepping off of the drying rug of the "Sani-Stride" sanitizing system onto the concrete floor. The employee twisted and fractured the left knee.
2015-11-04	Norfolk	Nebraska	MP Global Products, LLC	Hand(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee was using a laminator and got a hand caught in the machine suffering third degree burns to both hands.
2015-08-06	Norfolk	Virginia	Chase Roofing LLC	Nonclassifiable	Other fall to lower level 11 to 15 feet
An employee was on a roof loading a blue tarp onto a forklift when he fell approximately 15 feet to the ground.
2015-08-01	Norfolk	Virginia	Defense Commissary Agency Norfolk	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Part of occupant’s body caught between vehicle and other object in nonroadway transport incident
While an employee operated a motorized pallet jack, his right pinky finger got caught and severed between the handle of the pallet jack and a metal machine.
2015-07-02	Norfolk	Virginia	General Dynamics - Nassco Norfolk	BODY SYSTEMS	Exposure to electricity
On July 2, 2015, at 1425 hours, an employee was cutting inside a water tank on the U.S.S. Bataan at BAE Shipyard in the TITAN Dry-dock when he received an electrical shock from a welding lead. He was hospitalized.
2015-05-31	Norfolk	Virginia	General Dynamics - Nassco Norfolk	Abdomen, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee tripped and fell, dropped his hose, and sandblasted his own stomach while sandblasting a fuel tank.
2015-05-22	Norfolk	Virginia	Allied Research Technology, Inc.	Leg(s)	Pedestrian struck by vehicle in nonroadway area
An employee was coming out of a portable restroom (Port-O-John) when a forklift truck struck and fractured the employee's right leg. The employee was hospitalized.
2015-05-12	Norfolk	Virginia	CTR Corporation	Arm(s)	Contact with hot objects or substances
An employee received a minor burn on the arm while performing hot work in a CHT septic tank. Later, the employee developed a severe infection in the arm and received treatments including drainage and antibiotics.
2015-05-06	Norfolk	Virginia	Allied Research Technology, Inc.	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping, n.e.c.
An employee fell and sprained an ankle while stepping out of a Connex-style storage container. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
2015-04-20	Norfolk	Virginia	Tidewater Staffing, Inc.	BODY SYSTEMS	Bodily conditions, n.e.c.
An employee passed out while performing ship fitting work and was admitted to the hospital.
2015-04-20	Norfolk	Nebraska	Nucor Corporation	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Employer reported a possible amputation of the right pinky finger. An employee was moving a gate that had a stationary roller on top and a finger on the right hand got caught in the roller.
2015-03-20	Norfolk	Virginia	NORFOLK NAVAL SHIPYARD	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Struck by discharged object or substance
An employee was performing water lancing operations on the U.S.S. Baton at BAE Shipyard in Norfolk, Virginia. The employee was struck by water pressure at the discharge end of the water lancing equipment, resulting in injuries to the right middle finger. The employee was hospitalized.
2015-03-19	Norfolk	Virginia	BAE Systems	BODY SYSTEMS	Bodily conditions, n.e.c.
While returning to work from a break, an employee (welder) experienced shortness of breath, subsequently requiring medical transport and inpatient hospitalization.
2015-03-05	Norfolk	Nebraska	Vulcraft - Nebraska	Fingertip(s)	Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
An employee was moving a piece of steel into place for rigging. The piece crushed his fingertip and required closure by a physician. The crushing injury was classified as an amputation.
2015-03-03	Norfolk	Virginia	L3 Unidyne, Inc.	Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders	Other fall to lower level
An employee fell off of a ladder at a jobsite and was admitted to the hospital after sustaining broken ribs.
2015-02-19	Norfolk	Virginia	U.S. POSTAL SERVICE	Leg(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
On Thursday, February 19, 2015, at 5:36am an employee slipped and fell on black ice while walking towards the facility gate to open it. The employee was admitted to the hospital with a possible compound fracture of his right leg and may require surgery. On Thursday, February 19, 2015, at 7:20am another employee slipped and fell on ice in the employee parking lot. That employee was admitted for surgery to repair a broken ankle. Note to user: This record contains two separate events that were
2015-02-12	Norfolk	Nebraska	Henningsen Foods Inc.	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Employee was pumping emulsified turkey meat up a tube to a dryer unit. The system became clogged. When he disconnected the tube from the pump, he found the tube clear and stuck his finger in the opening to the pump, which was still running, resulting in an amputation.
2015-02-11	Norfolk	Virginia	COLONY TIRE CORPORATION	Leg(s)	Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
On 11 February 2015, at approximately 8:40, an employee working at the Norfolk International Terminal was changing tires to a straddle carrier when one of the tires fell from the standing position and fractured the employee's left leg.
2015-02-06	Norfolk	Nebraska	Mosaic	Ankle(s)	Fall on same level due to slipping
At the end of her shift, the worker slipped on a patch of ice in the driveway. She fell, broke her ankle, and was hospitalized.
2015-01-30	Norfolk	Virginia	Ceres Marine Terminals, Inc.	Nonclassifiable	Fall through surface or existing opening
An employee slipped and fell through a ladder hole to the next lower level while performing lashing on the upper deck.
2015-01-29	Norfolk	Virginia	BAE Systems	Nonclassifiable	Fall on same level due to tripping on uneven surface
An employee tripped over the doorway coaming and fell to the same-level surface. Employee suffered serious injures, including broken bones.
2015-01-23	Norfolk	Virginia	Colonna's Shipyard Inc	Finger(s), fingernail(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
On January 23, 2015, at approximately 6:30 p.m., a worker from the inside machine shop was training another employee on how to sand the face of a flange using a sanding disk mounted onto the tool rest of a lathe. The flange (part of a very long shaft) was on a lathe rotating at approximately 20 rpms. When the worker went to adjust the sanding disk, his left pinky at the first knuckle joint was amputated by one of the holes in the flange.
2015-01-20	Norfolk	Virginia	Surface Technologies Corporation	Hand(s)	Fall on same level due to tripping
An employee operating a water blaster tripped and fell. When the employee picked the water blaster back up, his hands were cut by the water pressure. The employee was taken to the hospital and was hospitalized. The cut had to be kept open because of possible debris intrusion in the open wound.
2015-01-18	Norfolk	Virginia	BAE Systems	Hand(s)	Caught in running equipment or machinery
While manufacturing a shaft pin on a metal lathe, an employee in the Bldg. #304 Machine Shop was sanding the rotating pin with an emery cloth. The cloth bound and pulled the employee into the rotating lathe machine, resulting in a left broken hand and lacerations on the right hand that required surgery and in-patient hospitalization.