Amalie Oil Company

Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — TAMPA, FLORIDA

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Amalie Oil Company in TAMPA, FLORIDA
Employer Amalie Oil Company Report ID 2024021097
Address 9105 Sabal Industrial Blvd, RBX Oil warehouse City, State ZIP TAMPA, FLORIDA 33619
Event Date February 5, 2024 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning Source of Injury Barrels, drums, cans nonpressurized
Secondary Source Barrels, drums, cans nonpressurized
Industry (NAICS) 324191 Inspection # 1729682
GPS Coordinates 27.97000, -82.35000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving 55-gallon oil drums from a pallet on a forklift to a pallet on the floor. One of the oil drums collided with another oil drum, contacting the employee's left middle finger and causing a fingertip amputation.

Incident Summary

On February 5, 2024, a worker at Amalie Oil Company in TAMPA, FLORIDA suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as caught or wedged between objects nonrunning, with barrels, drums, cans nonpressurized identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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