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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016054472 · 5/21/2016 · Joseph Epstein Food Enterprises, Inc.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Sealing, stapling machinery

Employer

Name
Joseph Epstein Food Enterprises, Inc.
Location
25 Branca Rd, EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY, 07073
NAICS
311412
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

After clearing debris from the chain of a machine, an employee noticed the bolts that held in the sealing die were loose. As he was attempting to tighten the bolts, the die came up and crushed two of his fingertips.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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