Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at StarKist Company, Main Road at Atu'u, PAGO PAGO, AMERICAN SAMOA 96799
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was pushing pieces of fish into a filler machine when her fingers contacted the knife of the filler machine. The employee's index and ring fingers were amputated.
An employee was operating a strip saw. As the employee shut off the saw, their right index and middle fingertips were amputated by the blade before it came to a complete stop.
An employee was using a table saw to cut a piece of wood for wall framing. The wood jumped, causing the employee's hand to move toward the saw, amputating their left index finger and causing a laceration on their hand.
An employee was operating a trim saw. While trying to free a jammed board she had just cut, she came into contact with the running saw blade, which amputated her right thumb.
An employee was walking across wet slippery totes that were on top of a flatbed truck when he slipped and fell approximately 20 feet to a floating concrete dock below. He suffered a broken pelvis, a broken elbow, and broken bones in his face.
On July 21, 2017, an employee was working on a water leak from a clogged piping system. The piping system ran from the boiler to a manhole in the discharge area. The employee went into the manhole and put a plug in the piping system to help find the leak. The blockage was located and corrected. At around 12:30 PM, the employee went back into the manhole to remove the plug. When the employee removed the plug, hot water spewed onto the employee's right leg, buttock, and thigh, causing burns that required hospitalization.
An employee was removing excess tuna from the rear of a filler machine when her right hand became caught in the star wheel (carries empty cans to the filler machine). Her middle and index fingers were amputated, and her right hand suffered multiple fractures.
A mechanic was working on the brakes of a truck when the driver operated the vehicle. The vehicle partially ran over the side of the mechanic's abdomen. The employee sustained soft tissue abrasions.
An employee was positioning a metal plate used to connect to a storage container. The plate fell and caught the employee's right big toe and right index finger against the container. The toe was crushed and the finger was amputated.
A commercial diver was preparing to get into the water to take measurements. Upon jumping in, the employee was bitten by an eight-to-twelve-foot bull shark, resulting in severed muscles and arteries to his left calf. The employee was hospitalized.