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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016032243 · 3/15/2016 · IDL Techni-Edge

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Textiles, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
IDL Techni-Edge
Location
30 Boright Avenue, KENILWORTH, NEW JERSEY, 07033
NAICS
541420
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning around a machine when his cleaning rag and finger were pulled into the machine. His finger was amputated. The machine was running at the time of the incident.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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