Samoa Tuna Processors Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA
| Employer | Samoa Tuna Processors Inc. | Report ID | 2016098463 |
| Address | Route 1, Atu'u | City, State ZIP | PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA 96799 |
| Event Date | September 7, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized, 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 | Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 236220 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 14.24000, -170.71000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was cleaning a packer machine when his hand contacted the area where a compressing piston was moving and his right index finger was squashed. His right index finger had to be surgically amputated.
Incident Summary
On September 7, 2016, a worker at Samoa Tuna Processors Inc. 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 packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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