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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017010806 · 1/26/2017 · Tropical Shipping

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Chains, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Wire, cables-nonelectrical

Employer

Name
Tropical Shipping
Location
5 E 11th St, RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA, 33404
NAICS
488510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was in a man basket spooling wire rope using a chain. The employee's hand was on the rope when the chain moved and caught his right thumb resulting in an amputation of the thumb tip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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