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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2019044386 · 4/30/2019 · LINDEN WAREHOUSE & DISTRIBUTION CO., INC.

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Ramps, loading docks, dock plates

Employer

Name
LINDEN WAREHOUSE & DISTRIBUTION CO., INC.
Location
1300 LOWER RD., LINDEN, NEW JERSEY, 07036
NAICS
493190
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was performing maintenance on a dock plate. The docking plate chain that holds the plate in place failed. The employee received a crushing injury that resulted in amputation of the right ring finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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