Sun Commodities, Inc.
Nonclassifiable — Amputations — POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA
| Employer | Sun Commodities, Inc. | Report ID | 20211210834 |
| Address | 2230 SW 2nd Street | City, State ZIP | POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA 33069 |
| Event Date | December 17, 2021 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Nonclassifiable | Source of Injury | Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered |
| Industry (NAICS) | 424410 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 26.22000, -80.15000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was about to start scanning pallets in a shipping container when two fingers on their left hand were crushed between the forklift and a shipping container, resulting in an amputation.
Incident Summary
On December 17, 2021, a worker at Sun Commodities, Inc. in POMPANO BEACH, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as nonclassifiable, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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