ATLANTIC CASTING & ENGINEERING CORPORATION
Contact incidents unspecified — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — CLIFTON, NEW JERSEY
| Employer | ATLANTIC CASTING & ENGINEERING CORPORATION | Report ID | 2024054596 |
| Address | 810 BLOOMFIELD AVENUE | City, State ZIP | CLIFTON, NEW JERSEY 07012 |
| Event Date | May 24, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Contact incidents unspecified | Source of Injury | Hoists, lifts overhead, cable |
| Secondary Source | Hooks, shackles, magnets, clamshells | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 331522 | Inspection # | 1751325 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.84000, -74.15000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was lifting a component into a water blast machine when their right middle finger got caught between the lifting hook of the hoist and the component resulting in a fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On May 24, 2024, a worker at ATLANTIC CASTING & ENGINEERING CORPORATION in CLIFTON, NEW JERSEY suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as contact incidents unspecified, with hoists, lifts overhead, cable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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