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Almetek

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — HACKETTSTOWN, NEW JERSEY

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Almetek in HACKETTSTOWN, NEW JERSEY
Employer Almetek Report ID 20171212284
Address 2 Joy Drive City, State ZIP HACKETTSTOWN, NEW JERSEY 07840
Event Date December 30, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Punch presses
Industry (NAICS) 339950 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.85000, -74.76000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning and making adjustments to a punch press machine and partially amputated four left-hand fingers.

Incident Summary

On December 30, 2017, a worker at Almetek in HACKETTSTOWN, NEW JERSEY suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with punch presses identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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