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Tropical Shipping

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Tropical Shipping in RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA
Employer Tropical Shipping Report ID 2017010806
Address 5 E 11th St, Dock Slip 1 Port of Palm Beach City, State ZIP RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA 33404
Event Date January 26, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Chains, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Wire, cables-nonelectrical
Industry (NAICS) 488510 Inspection # 1207924
GPS Coordinates 26.77000, -80.05000

Incident 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.

Incident Summary

On January 26, 2017, a worker at Tropical Shipping in RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with chains, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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