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Tropical Shipping USA, LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Avulsions, enucleations — MEDLEY, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Tropical Shipping USA, LLC in MEDLEY, FLORIDA
Employer Tropical Shipping USA, LLC Report ID 2021064897
Address 9505 NW 108th Ave. City, State ZIP MEDLEY, FLORIDA 33178
Event Date June 16, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Avulsions, enucleations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Ramps, loading docks, dock plates
Industry (NAICS) 483111 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 25.85000, -80.37000

Incident Narrative

An employee had just unjammed a warehouse dock leveler. The end of the dock leveler came down on the employee's left middle and ring fingers, crushing them against a container and causing avulsions.

Incident Summary

On June 16, 2021, a worker at Tropical Shipping USA, LLC in MEDLEY, FLORIDA suffered avulsions, enucleations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with ramps, loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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