Amputations

Name: Amputations at ALUMINUM SHAPES, LLC
Start: 4/22/2016

1 amputation · 2016043377 · 4/22/2016 · ALUMINUM SHAPES, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Rolling mills, rolling, calendering machinery
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: ALUMINUM SHAPES, LLC
Location: 900 RIVER ROAD, PENNSAUKEN, NEW JERSEY, 08110
NAICS: 331524
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was feeding metal parts into a rolling machine when her glove became caught in the rollers and her hand was pulled into the machine. She suffered a pinky fracture and index fingertip amputation. Her ring finger required stitches.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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