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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019032357 · 3/5/2019 · Sigma Stretch Film of NJ

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Grinders, abraders

Employer

Name
Sigma Stretch Film of NJ
Location
Page & Schuyler Avenue, Bldg 5, LYNDHURST, NEW JERSEY, 07071
NAICS
326112
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam in a grinder. The machine started up and amputated four of the employee's fingers.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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