Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Name: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified at Western Extrusions Corporation
Start: 4/19/2024

1 amputation · 2024043434 · 4/19/2024 · Western Extrusions Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

Cause

Event: Struck by other falling object n.e.c.
Source: Cabinets, cases, dressers
Secondary source: Utility carts, hand trucks, dollies

Employer

Name: Western Extrusions Corporation
Location: 9000 River Road, PENNSAUKEN, NEW JERSEY, 08110
NAICS: 331318
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was moving a cabinet using a cart. The cart hit an uneven floor surface and started to tip over. While the employee was trying to stop items from falling, his right ring fingertip was caught between the cabinet and the cart. The fingertip was amputated.

Source

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