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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20171212112 · 12/21/2017 · COMARCO PRODUCTS, 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 regular operation
Source
Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name
COMARCO PRODUCTS, INC.
Location
501 JACKSON STREET, CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY, 08104
NAICS
722110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was moving 2-pound bags of product from a conveyor belt to shipping boxes when the employee's left hand became caught in a nip point on the belt, amputating the pinky fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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