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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2020099077 · 9/24/2020 · Star-Glo Industries, LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source
Dies, molds, patterns

Employer

Name
Star-Glo Industries, LLC
Location
2 Carlton Ave, EAST RUTHERFORD, NEW JERSEY, 07073
NAICS
326299
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was pushing a metal mold onto a shelf. When the employee pushed on the top bar, it glided and the employee's right middle finger was pinched between it and the surface of the mold. The fingertip was amputated from the bottom of the nail to the top.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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