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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016043072 · 4/12/2016 · Starkist Samoa

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Starkist Samoa
Location
Main Road at Satala, PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA, 96799
NAICS
311712
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On April 12, 2016, at about 7:05 p.m., an employee was trying to clean out pieces of fish from the 4-pound feed conveyor when the employee's fingers were caught by the machine's knife, amputating the right third and fourth fingertips.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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