Amputations

Name: Amputations at CERES MARINE TERMINALS INC
Start: 11/15/2016

1 amputation · 20161110729 · 11/15/2016 · CERES MARINE TERMINALS INC

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c.
Source: Fasteners, n.e.c.
Secondary source: Containers-nonpressurized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: CERES MARINE TERMINALS INC
Location: Norfolk International Terminals, NORFOLK, VIRGINIA, 23505
NAICS: 488320
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was removing lashing turn-buckles on the bottom level of a container when a turn-buckle fell. The turn-buckle swivel crushed the employee's left middle finger between deck plating, and his fingertip had to be medically amputated.

Source

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