StarKist Company
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment — Amputations — PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA
| Employer | StarKist Company | Report ID | 2023087251 |
| Address | Main Road at Atu'u | City, State ZIP | PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA 96799 |
| Event Date | August 9, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment | Source of Injury | Bottling, canning, filling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311711 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | -14.27000, -170.70000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was pushing pieces of fish into a filler machine when her fingers contacted the knife of the filler machine. The employee's index and ring fingers were amputated.
Incident Summary
On August 9, 2023, a worker at StarKist Company in PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck against moving part of machinery or equipment, with bottling, canning, filling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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