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Amputations

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2023043626 · 4/23/2023 · Homasote Company

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified
Source
Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name
Homasote Company
Location
932 Lower Ferry Road, WEST TRENTON, NEW JERSEY, 08628
NAICS
322130
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam from a conveyor table. A chain and sprocket in the machine caused the amputation of the employee's left middle fingertip.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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