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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2024054596 · 5/24/2024 · ATLANTIC CASTING & ENGINEERING CORPORATION

Severity

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

Cause

Event
Contact incidents unspecified
Source
Hoists, lifts overhead, cable
Secondary source
Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells

Employer

Name
ATLANTIC CASTING & ENGINEERING CORPORATION
Location
810 BLOOMFIELD AVENUE, CLIFTON, NEW JERSEY, 07012
NAICS
331522
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was lifting a component into a water blast machine when their right middle finger got caught between the lifting hook of the hoist and the component resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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