Boys & Girls Clubs of Trenton Mercer County, Inc

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — LAWRENCE, NEW JERSEY

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Boys & Girls Clubs of Trenton Mercer County, Inc in LAWRENCE, NEW JERSEY
Employer Boys & Girls Clubs of Trenton Mercer County, Inc Report ID 2015129919
Address 717 Brunswick Pike City, State ZIP LAWRENCE, NEW JERSEY 08648
Event Date December 10, 2015 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Cabinets, cases-display, storage
Industry (NAICS) 813410 Inspection # 1125116
GPS Coordinates 40.27000, -74.72000

Incident Narrative

An employee was moving a two-door storage cabinet. As the cabinet was being lowered on its side, the door closest to the employee swung open and caught his index fingertip in the hinge, partially amputating his fingertip.

Incident Summary

On December 10, 2015, a worker at Boys & Girls Clubs of Trenton Mercer County, Inc in LAWRENCE, NEW JERSEY suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with cabinets, cases-display, storage identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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