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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 20171212314 · 12/12/2017 · EDDIE KANE STEEL PRODUCTS INC.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source
Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
EDDIE KANE STEEL PRODUCTS INC.
Location
450 Southard Street, TRENTON, NEW JERSEY, 08638
NAICS
423510
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On 12/12/2017, an employee was attempting to remove a cut part that had tipped up on the end of a plasma cutting machine when the machine moved unexpectedly and caught his right hand between the part and a gantry. His index and middle fingers were partially amputated.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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