Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Raffield Fisheries, Inc., 7141 Grassy Point Rd., PANAMA CITY, FLORIDA 32405
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the hand(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
On December 03, 2019, a maintenance employee was working in a commercial fishing boat's engine room to install a new deck. While he was using a slide grinder to grind a piece of metal, the grinder became stuck and then kicked back, lacerating his right hand. He was hospitalized.
Employees were unloading logs on a logging vessel. The injured employee was standing on the deck as a load came in. The sling popped off the load and the end of the choker struck the employee's lower left leg, resulting in a shin fracture.
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