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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2016088205 · 8/27/2016 · SIGMA STRETCH FILM

Severity

Hospitalized
1
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 regular operation
Source
Winders, unwinders

Employer

Name
SIGMA STRETCH FILM
Location
PAGE & SCHUYLER AVENUE, BLDG 5, LYNDHURST, NEW JERSEY, 07071
NAICS
812921
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was threading plastic through a winder machine and amputated the middle and ring fingers on the left hand.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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