Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc.

Contact incidents unspecified — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — NEWARK, NEW JERSEY

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. in NEWARK, NEW JERSEY
Employer Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. Report ID 2025010459
Address Sussex Ave City, State ZIP NEWARK, NEW JERSEY 07107
Event Date January 14, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Contact incidents unspecified Source of Injury Source, secondary source unspecified
Secondary Source Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating
Industry (NAICS) 221122 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.74000, -74.18000

Incident Narrative

An employee and a crew were setting up a new utility pole. As the employee was lifting the pole to rotate it, his gloves became entangled between a chain sling and the pole, resulting in a partial amputation of the right index finger and a nondisplaced fracture of the middle finger.

Incident Summary

On January 14, 2025, a worker at Public Service Enterprise Group, Inc. in NEWARK, NEW JERSEY suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as contact incidents unspecified, with source, secondary source unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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