Brembo North America - Motto Plant
Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker — Amputations — AVENEL, New Jersey
| Employer | Brembo North America - Motto Plant |
| Address | 365 Blair Rd |
| City, State ZIP | AVENEL, New Jersey 07001 |
| Report ID | 2022087088 |
| Event Date | August 10, 2022 |
| Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations |
| Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker |
| Source of Injury | Turning handtools-powered, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves |
| Industry (NAICS) | 336340 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.57000, -74.25904 |
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Incident Narrative
An employee was working on an assembly line, using a low-speed tool with a rotation shaft to torque down a fitting. Her glove became entangled in the rotation shaft, causing the amputation of her left ring fingertip at the last joint.
Incident Summary
On August 10, 2022, a worker at Brembo North America - Motto Plant in AVENEL, New Jersey suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker, with turning handtools-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
OSHA has recorded 2,126 severe injury reports involving "Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker" incidents in our database. Browse all Injured by slipping or swinging object held by injured worker injuries.
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