# Amputations at Pierce Roberts Rubber Co
> OSHA SIR `20231110759` · 11/22/2023 · TRENTON, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
- **Source:** Overhead hoists, unspecified
## Employer
- **Name:** Pierce Roberts Rubber Co
- **Location:** 1450 Heath Avenue, TRENTON, NEW JERSEY, 08638
- **NAICS:** 326291
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was working on a rubber mold machine and was using an overhead chain hoist to pick the top of the mold. The hook slipped from the handle of the mold and the molding plate fell approximately 16 inches, crushing the employee's left thumb. The employee's left thumb was amputated.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*