O'HARA CORPORATION
Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle — Crushing injuries — DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA
| Employer | O'HARA CORPORATION | Report ID | 2018043125 |
| Address | F/V Araho | City, State ZIP | DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA 99692 |
| Event Date | April 1, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Crushing injuries | Body Part | Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle | Source of Injury | Commercial fishing vessel |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311712 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 53.88000, -166.53000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was in a vessel's freezer offloading frozen fish cargo when his left arm became caught between two conveyor belts on the freezer carousel, crushing his left arm from the hand to the bicep. He was hospitalized.
Incident Summary
On April 1, 2018, a worker at O'HARA CORPORATION in DUTCH HARBOR, ALASKA suffered crushing injuries to the hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle, with commercial fishing vessel identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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