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Amputations

1 amputation · 2017087728 · 8/12/2017 · Thermoseal Industries 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
Shearing machines

Employer

Name
Thermoseal Industries LLC.
Location
600 Jersey Avenue, GLOUCESTER CITY, NEW JERSEY, 08030
NAICS
327215
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cutting a piece of metal with a shear machine when the machine amputated the employee's thumb tip. The machine was unguarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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