Incident date: 2023-09-12
NAICS industry code: 336611

Employees were on the port side catwalk of an amphibious assault ship, pinning a chaff launcher to a foundation unit. As the injured employee was aligning the launcher, his left index fingertip was amputated in the bolt/pin hole.

Hazard classification:
code_event: title: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
code_source: title: Vehicle and mobile equipment parts, n.e.c.
code_nature: title: Amputations
code_body: title: Fingertip(s)
severity: high