Public Service Enterprise Group

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Public Service Enterprise Group in HANCOCKS BRIDGE, NEW JERSEY
Employer Public Service Enterprise Group Report ID 2025043763
Address Alloways Creek Neck Rd. City, State ZIP HANCOCKS BRIDGE, NEW JERSEY 08038
Event Date April 23, 2025 Outcome 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 Forklift, order picker, platform truck powered
Secondary Source Vehicle and machine attachments n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 561110 Inspection #
GPS Coordinates 39.49000, -75.46000

Incident Narrative

At about 1:00 p.m. on April 23, 2025, an employee was unloading a forklift-mounted hopper into a dumpster. The employee's left index finger was caught between the hopper and one of the forklift's forks. The fingertip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On April 23, 2025, a worker at Public Service Enterprise Group in HANCOCKS BRIDGE, 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 forklift, order picker, platform truck powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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