Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Minalex Corporation
Start: 4/17/2025

1 amputation, 1 hospitalization · 2025043592 · 4/17/2025 · Minalex Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event: Struck by discharged object or substance
Source: Metal materials unspecified
Secondary source: Stamping machinery, presses except printing

Employer

Name: Minalex Corporation
Location: 25 Coddington Road, WHITEHOUSE STATION, NEW JERSEY, 08889
NAICS: 331318
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a 2 1/2 inch extruder press when aluminum became jammed in the press. Pressure built up and the piece of aluminum shot into the employee's left index finger, resulting in hospitalization and surgery.

Source

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