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Camden Metal Company, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Camden Metal Company, Inc. in CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY
Employer Camden Metal Company, Inc. Report ID 2016031950
Address 1500 South 6th St City, State ZIP CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY 08104
Event Date March 4, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Shearing machines
Industry (NAICS) 423930 Inspection # 1161126
GPS Coordinates 39.92000, -75.11000

Incident Narrative

An employee was feeding stock into an alligator shear when the shear amputated the employee's middle finger.

Incident Summary

On March 4, 2016, a worker at Camden Metal Company, Inc. in CAMDEN, NEW JERSEY suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with shearing machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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