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Amputations

1 amputation · 2016076912 · 7/28/2016 · RONPAK, INC.

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, unspecified
Source
Printing machinery and equipment, unspecified

Employer

Name
RONPAK, INC.
Location
4301 NEW BRUNSWICK AVE., SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY, 07080
NAICS
323119
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working on a machine with a coworker. The coworker jogged the machine without realizing that the employee's hand was inside. His left pinky was caught by the gears, and his fingertip had to be surgically amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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