Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-02-22 | Patuxent River | Md | U.S. Department of Defense | Hand(s) | Struck by rolling object or equipment being pushed by injured worker |
Two employees were using a dolly to transport a safe. When the dolly moved over the door's transition strip, the dolly and safe bounced, crushing and causing a fracture on the employee's right hand. | |||||
2019-09-01 | Patuxent River | Maryland | U.S. Department of the Navy | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Struck by falling part of powered vehicle still attached |
An employee was inspecting under the hood of a fire truck's engine compartment when the hood shut on the employee's right index finger, causing an amputation. | |||||
2019-07-31 | Patuxent River | Maryland | U.S. Department of Navy/Patuxent River | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. |
A mechanical engineer technician was upgrading a load bearing machine from manual to automatic when his glove and right index finger got caught between the sprocket and chain. The right index fingertip was amputated. |