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AUSTRALIS AQUACULTURE, LLC

Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker — Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds — TURNERS FALLS, MASSACHUSETTS

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at AUSTRALIS AQUACULTURE, LLC in TURNERS FALLS, MASSACHUSETTS
Employer AUSTRALIS AQUACULTURE, LLC Report ID 2018043697
Address ONE AUSTRALIA WAY City, State ZIP TURNERS FALLS, MASSACHUSETTS 01376
Event Date April 18, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker Source of Injury Animal carcass, roadkill
Industry (NAICS) 112511 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 42.59000, -72.53000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing a dead fish from a fish tank when the fish's spines stuck the employee's finger, resulting in an infection to the finger and arm.

Incident Summary

On April 18, 2018, a worker at AUSTRALIS AQUACULTURE, LLC in TURNERS FALLS, MASSACHUSETTS suffered puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker, with animal carcass, roadkill identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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