Amputations

Name: Amputations at EAST COAST PACKERS, INC.
Start: 12/5/2015

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015129192 · 12/5/2015 · EAST COAST PACKERS, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name: EAST COAST PACKERS, INC.
Location: 2130 Old Dixie Highway, FORT PIERCE, FLORIDA, 34946
NAICS: 115114
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

On Saturday, December 5, 2015, at about 9:25 AM, an employee processing fruit on a conveyor belt attempted to remove a grapefruit. His finger got stuck in the roller spreader and the end joint of his right-hand middle finger was amputated.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown