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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2021119679 · 11/9/2021 · South Coast Paper North East

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, unspecified
Source
Paper production machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
South Coast Paper North East
Location
1500 John Galt Way, BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY, 08016
NAICS
322121
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clearing paper from underneath a sheeting machine when their hand was caught by the machine's belt and pulled into the machine, resulting in amputation of the ring finger and a partial amputation of the middle finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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