OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221403686
TROPICAL SHIPPING USA, LLC
RIVIERA BEACH, FL·
Event description
Employee Partially Amputates Finger When Crushed By Shipping
Investigation abstract
At 8:00 p.m. on October 16, 2021, an employee was installing a lock pin on the bottom of a shipping container being lowered by a crane. As the crane was lifting the container, the front pins were stuck so that only the back of the container lifted. While the employee was inserting the lock pin on the rear corner of the container, the pins in the front of the container released unexpectedly and caused the rear of the container to drop. When the container dropped, it landed on and crushed the employee's pointer finger on the right hand, resulting in a partial amputation. The employee was hospitalized.
Victim
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#1 Hospitalized Age 57 M
- Event type
- 2
- Occupation code
- 876
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