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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2020065981 · 6/26/2020 · Tropical Shipping USA, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Hand(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Struck by swinging or slipping object, other than handheld, n.e.c.
Source
Cranes-gantry, overhead, monorail, container

Employer

Name
Tropical Shipping USA, LLC
Location
Port of Palm Beach, RIVIERA BEACH, FLORIDA, 33404
NAICS
488310
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was waiting to remove the connecting pin to the rotator on a harbor crane when the remote control that was being used malfunctioned, causing the rotator to fall to one side. The rotator struck and crushed the employee's right hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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