E.E. Cruz & Company, Inc.

Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at E.E. Cruz & Company, Inc. in HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY
Employer E.E. Cruz & Company, Inc. Report ID 2025043490
Address 50 Harrison Street City, State ZIP HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY 07030
Event Date April 14, 2025 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s)
Event Type Caught or wedged between objects nonrunning Source of Injury Beams and rails metal
Secondary Source Rivets, bolts
Industry (NAICS) 237310 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 40.73000, -74.04000

Incident Narrative

An employee was disconnecting and unscrewing a spinner and a J-bolt from a suspended 80- to 100-pound steel waler. The waler slipped and the employee's left thumb was pinched between the waler's flange and the J-bolt, resulting in amputation of the thumb tip.

Incident Summary

On April 14, 2025, a worker at E.E. Cruz & Company, Inc. in HOBOKEN, NEW JERSEY suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as caught or wedged between objects nonrunning, with beams and rails metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

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