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Ball Corporation

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — TAMPA, FLORIDA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Ball Corporation in TAMPA, FLORIDA
Employer Ball Corporation Report ID 2016031991
Address 4700 Whiteway Dr. City, State ZIP TAMPA, FLORIDA 33617
Event Date March 6, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container
Secondary Source Metal plates, metal panels
Industry (NAICS) 322225 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 28.04000, -82.40000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a steel plate with a gantry crane when his thumb became pinned between the plate and the frame of the crane, amputating his thumb tip.

Incident Summary

On March 6, 2016, a worker at Ball Corporation in TAMPA, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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