Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at New Wincup Holdings, Inc., 190 Liberty Street, METUCHEN, NEW JERSEY 08840
on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s).
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning a plate on a printer when their rag was pulled into the roller. The employee's left middle fingertip was pinched and amputated.
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