Amputations

Name: Amputations at Sun Terminals, Inc.
Start: 4/3/2022

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2022042954 · 4/3/2022 · Sun Terminals, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space
Secondary source: Tanks, bins, vats-nonconfined space

Employer

Name: Sun Terminals, Inc.
Location: 4610 McIntosh Rd, FORT LAUDERDALE, FLORIDA, 33316
NAICS: 488320
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was ascending the ladder on a tank container while a second tank container was being dropped adjacent to him. The second container hit the container he was climbing and his hand got caught between the two containers resulting in the amputation of fingers.

Source

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