Chroma Color Corporation
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — LAMBERTVILLE, NEW JERSEY
| Employer | Chroma Color Corporation | Report ID | 2025066019 |
| Address | 11 Kari Dr | City, State ZIP | LAMBERTVILLE, NEW JERSEY 08530 |
| Event Date | June 24, 2025 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Elevators, hoists, lifts unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Secondary source not applicable | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 326199 | Inspection # | 1833535 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.38000, -74.91000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was putting a fiber drum into an elevator when the drum became jammed. As he worked to release the drum, it shifted and its stored tension moved it upward, catching his left thumb as he pulled back between the top of the drum and the frame of the elevator opening. The employee suffered a partial fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On June 24, 2025, a worker at Chroma Color Corporation in LAMBERTVILLE, NEW JERSEY suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with elevators, hoists, lifts unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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