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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2017099198 · 9/25/2017 · On Target Staffing, LLC

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 regular operation
Source
Conveyors-live roller

Employer

Name
On Target Staffing, LLC
Location
Union Ave & Dubois Street, EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY, 07073
NAICS
561320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was unloading 5-gallon pails from a pail conveyor roller when his left hand became stuck in the pail rollers, amputating his middle fingertip. The rollers were unguarded at the time.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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