Amputations

Name: Amputations at Cooke Aquaculture USA, Inc.
Start: 10/9/2016

1 amputation · 2016109521 · 10/9/2016 · Cooke Aquaculture USA, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle
Source: Barge

Employer

Name: Cooke Aquaculture USA, Inc.
Location: 40 Barren Rd, EASTPORT, MAINE, 04631
NAICS: 112511
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

While getting off a salmon cage to board a barge, an employee grabbed the rope attached to a winch system. The winch was in operation (lowering and raising a hose) and the employee's right hand was pulled into the winch, amputating the ring and middle fingers to the lower knuckles.

Source

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