Starkist Company
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA
| Employer | Starkist Company | Report ID | 2015042382 |
| Address | Main road | City, State ZIP | PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA 96799 |
| Event Date | April 27, 2015 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Bottling, canning, filling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311711 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 14.24000, -170.71000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning cans from the filler machine when his/her hand was caught in the machine resulting in the amputation of the right 5th finger.
Incident Summary
On April 27, 2015, a worker at Starkist Company in PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with bottling, canning, filling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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