Amputations

Name: Amputations at Eagle Pallet- Vineland Plant
Start: 12/13/2023

1 amputation · 20231211349 · 12/13/2023 · Eagle Pallet- Vineland Plant

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: Metal, woodworking, and special material machinery, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Eagle Pallet- Vineland Plant
Location: 2196 West Garden Road, VINELAND, NEW JERSEY, 08360
NAICS: 321920
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was clearing a jam from a pallet assembly machine when his right middle and ring fingertips were cut resulting in partial amputation of the fingertips. The machine was not locked out/tagged out at the time.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown