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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019043995 · 4/18/2019 · Arizona East Distributors

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
Special process machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name
Arizona East Distributors
Location
1016 West Summer Avenue, MINOTOLA, NEW JERSEY, 08341
NAICS
493110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was assembling corrugated boxes and was operating a pneumatic stapler when he attempted to move a box that was stuck. His fingertip was then caught in the stapler, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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