SOUTH BAY, FLORIDA—
TREVIICOS SOUTH Corporation
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at TREVIICOS SOUTH Corporation, 43591 North US Highway 27, SOUTH BAY, FLORIDA 33493 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
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Final narrative
An employee was replacing a keystone valve on the bentonite mixer. While he was testing the mixer's operational status, his left pinky finger was caught in the valve, resulting in a partial amputation.
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