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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2015096378 · 9/2/2015 · Homasote Company

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Struck against moving part of machinery or equipment
Source
Sawing machinery-stationary, unspecified

Employer

Name
Homasote Company
Location
932 Lower Ferry Road, WEST TRENTON, NEW JERSEY, 08628
NAICS
322130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee lost two joints on their right middle finger while attempting to remove scraps from in and around a moving saw blade.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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