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Rockford Pipeline Corporation

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Rockford Pipeline Corporation in MASCOTTE, FLORIDA
Employer Rockford Pipeline Corporation Report ID 2017010853
Address Roy Rd. and Access Rd. 11 City, State ZIP MASCOTTE, FLORIDA 34753
Event Date January 27, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Chains, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Clamps, couplings
Industry (NAICS) 237120 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 28.57000, -81.89000

Incident Narrative

An employee was lining up pipes to be connected when the clamp that holds the pipes together broke and the employee's left index finger was caught in the lifting chains amputating it at the first knuckle.

Incident Summary

On January 27, 2017, a worker at Rockford Pipeline Corporation in MASCOTTE, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. 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 amputation.

Context

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