Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — BELLE GLADE, FLORIDA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida in BELLE GLADE, FLORIDA
Employer Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida Report ID 2020087472
Address 1500 George Wedgworth Way City, State ZIP BELLE GLADE, FLORIDA 33430
Event Date August 7, 2020 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 111930 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 26.70000, -80.64000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a lock/latch mechanism when their pinky finger got caught between the piston and the rail of the machine, resulting in amputation of the pinky finger from the knuckle up.

Incident Summary

On August 7, 2020, a worker at Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida in BELLE GLADE, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 2,152 severe injury reports involving "Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified injuries.

See all reports for Sugar Cane Growers Cooperative of Florida.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Jul 22, 2019 Tractor & Equipment Company BILLINGS, MONTANA Amputations Amp.
Mar 4, 2021 Walmart Stores East, LP DAYTON, OHIO Amputations Hosp., Amp.
Jun 29, 2020 Land O Frost Inc. LANSING, ILLINOIS Crushing injuries Hosp.
Apr 1, 2020 Osburn Contractors, LLC FORT WORTH, TEXAS Amputations Amp.
Mar 17, 2020 Ring Power Corp POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA Fractures Hosp.
Dec 28, 2016 Arkos Field Services ODESSA, TEXAS Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Hosp.
Jul 21, 2017 Intigral, Inc. CLEVELAND, OHIO Fractures and other injuries, n.e.c. Hosp.
Nov 5, 2020 Hubbard Group Inc ORLANDO, FLORIDA Amputations Hosp., Amp.
Browse All Injury Reports