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Taminco US LLC

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — PACE, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Taminco US LLC in PACE, FLORIDA
Employer Taminco US LLC Report ID 2023087047
Address 4575 US 90 City, State ZIP PACE, FLORIDA 32571
Event Date August 3, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Trailers
Secondary Source Passenger van
Industry (NAICS) 325199 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 30.59000, -87.12000

Incident Narrative

Employees were connecting a rescue trailer to the rescue van for training. The injured employee was pushing on the trailer coupler to align it when their finger slipped under the coupler and was pinched between it and the trailer hitch ball. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On August 3, 2023, a worker at Taminco US LLC in PACE, FLORIDA suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with trailers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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