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Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified

1 amputation · 20241110537 · 11/12/2024 · Port Newark Container Terminal, LLC

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
Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning
Source
Vehicle and machine parts unspecified
Secondary source
Industrial carrier powered

Employer

Name
Port Newark Container Terminal, LLC
Location
241 Calcutta St., NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 07114
NAICS
488320
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

On November 12, 2024, an employee and a mechanic were fixing a tie rod on a straddle carrier. When the tie rod snapped into position, it pinched the employee's left thumb, resulting in a laceration that required hospitalization and the surgical amputation of the tip of the thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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