# Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Minalex Corporation
> OSHA SIR `2025043592` · 4/17/2025 · WHITEHOUSE STATION, NEW JERSEY
## Severity
- **1 amputation, 1 hospitalization**
- **Body part:** Other finger(s)  n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures
## Cause
- **Event:** Struck by discharged object or substance
- **Source:** Metal materials unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Stamping machinery, presses  except printing
## Employer
- **Name:** Minalex Corporation
- **Location:** 25 Coddington Road, WHITEHOUSE STATION, NEW JERSEY, 08889
- **NAICS:** 331318
- **Jurisdiction:** 1
## Narrative

An employee was operating a 2 1/2 inch extruder press when aluminum became jammed in the press. Pressure built up and the piece of aluminum shot into the employee's left index finger, resulting in hospitalization and surgery.

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