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Amputations

1 amputation · 2018088313 · 8/14/2018 · RSL Inc.

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 maintenance, cleaning
Source
Punch presses

Employer

Name
RSL Inc.
Location
3092 English Creek Avenue, EGG HARBOR TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY, 08234
NAICS
332321
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was attempting to clear a piece of aluminum that was stuck in a pneumatic punch press' point of operation when the machine cycled and amputated his right index fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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