Tropical Shipping USA, LLC
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA
| Employer | Tropical Shipping USA, LLC | Report ID | 20181111688 |
| Address | 5 East 11th St. | City, State ZIP | RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA 33404 |
| Event Date | November 13, 2018 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Wire, cables-nonelectrical |
| Industry (NAICS) | 483111 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 26.76000, -80.05000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was helping to lift a flatrack and had placed his hand on the cable to keep the tension when the tension cable amputated his right ring fingertip.
Incident Summary
On November 13, 2018, a worker at Tropical Shipping USA, LLC in RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with wire, cables-nonelectrical identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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