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Amputations involving bone loss

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2025066040 · 6/24/2025 · Openwater Seafood LLC

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations involving bone loss

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Butchering machinery
Secondary source
Secondary source not applicable

Employer

Name
Openwater Seafood LLC
Location
13435 South Orange Ave., ORLANDO, FLORIDA, 32825
NAICS
311710
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam in a fish skinning machine when his hand became caught between two plastic cogs that operate the conveyor belt. His hand was injured and required surgery. His left index finger was surgically amputated. The machine was energized at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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