Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2018-03-09 | Whiteman Air Force Base | Missouri | US Dept of Defense/ USAF 509 Bomb Wing | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment |
Employees were replacing the double block-and-bleed valve on an aircraft fuel check-out stand when one employee's finger became caught between the pipeline valve and the stationary pipe. The injured employee was wearing leather gloves. The left middle finger was de-gloved and later received a partial medical amputation. |