Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2019-01-13 | Dutch Harbor | Alaska | ALASKAN LEADER FISHERIES LLC | Finger(s), fingernail(s) | Water vehicle incident, n.e.c. |
An employee was offloading frozen product from a vessel's main freezer onto a conveyor belt system leading to a shoreside warehouse when a box weighing approximately 40 lbs. struck/crushed the employee's left thumb, resulting in a partial amputation. | |||||
2018-04-29 | Dutch Harbor | Alaska | GOLDEN ALASKA SEAFOODS LLC | Head and neck | Water vehicle incident, n.e.c. |
An employee on a vessel out at sea opened an unlabeled container that smelled strongly while preparing to clean and sanitize factory equipment resulting in burns to the employee's nose and throat. The employee was hospitalized. | |||||
2018-04-01 | Dutch Harbor | Alaska | O'HARA CORPORATION | Hand(s) and arm(s) | Machinery or equipment incident on water vehicle |
An employee was in a vessel's freezer offloading frozen fish cargo when his left arm became caught between two conveyor belts on the freezer carousel, crushing his left arm from the hand to the bicep. He was hospitalized. | |||||
2017-03-02 | Dutch Harbor | Alaska | Global Seas LLC | Jaw, chin | Water vehicle incident, n.e.c. |
An employee was standing under a net drum waiting to receive fishing nets to work on fishing lines when a basketball hoop that was previously attached to the net drum fell over and struck the employee's right jaw and neck area. The employee suffered a fractured jaw and was hospitalized. |