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Amputations

1 amputation · 2022064920 · 6/8/2022 · TFH Publications, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized
0
Amputation
1
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury
Amputations

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Special process machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name
TFH Publications, Inc.
Location
965 Cranbury South River Rd., JAMESBURG, NEW JERSEY, 08831
NAICS
311119
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was using a high-pressure air gun to clear a jam in the augers of a machine when the machine was activated, contacting the employee's finger and resulting in a finger amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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