Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Circle Seafoods Qalib, Inc.
Start: 6/23/2025

1 hospitalization · 2025065950 · 6/23/2025 · Circle Seafoods Qalib, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Wrist(s) and arm(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event: Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
Source: Vehicle and machine parts unspecified
Secondary source: Refrigerators, freezers, ice makers

Employer

Name: Circle Seafoods Qalib, Inc.
Location: 100 Tate St., METLAKATLA, ALASKA, 99926
NAICS: 311710
Jurisdiction: 0

Narrative

An employee was in a tunnel freezer, which was being turned on for the first time. The baffling for the evaporator fan got stuck in the siding. The employee ascended a 5'9"-tall cart to reach the raised baffling panel. The raised baffling shifted and dropped, trapping the employee's arm between the aluminum and foam core baffling. The employee sustained a severe laceration to the lower forearm/upper wrist and severed ligaments. The employee was hospitalized.

Source

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