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Amputations

1 amputation · 2023021054 · 2/2/2023 · Southern Tea Company LLC

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery

Employer

Name
Southern Tea Company LLC
Location
344 New Albany Road, MOORESTOWN, NEW JERSEY, 08057
NAICS
311920
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam on a packing machine when her left hand contacted the sealing jaws, resulting in an amputation of the middle fingertip and an avulsion of the ring fingernail.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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