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Amputations

1 hospitalization · 2019066322 · 6/24/2019 · Kulite Semiconductor Products, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Containers-pressurized, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Cart, dolly, hand truck-nonpowered

Employer

Name
Kulite Semiconductor Products, Inc.
Location
One Willow Tree Rd., LEONIA, NEW JERSEY, 07605
NAICS
336413
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a cart to transport a full liquid nitrogen dewar when the liquid nitrogen dewar slipped/shifted position on the hook holding it in place. The employee's right middle finger was then crushed between the dewar and the cart, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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