Vehicle Safety
Recalls Search 320,000+ NHTSA safety recalls Complaints 2.1M+ consumer safety complaints TSBs 4.7M technical service bulletins VIN Lookup Decode any vehicle VIN instantly OBD Codes 12,000+ diagnostic trouble codes Fuel Economy EPA MPG data for all vehicles Statistics Recall trends & safety analysis
Consumer Safety
Product Safety 9,700+ CPSC product recalls Food Safety 28,600+ FDA food recalls Pet Safety 1.3M FDA animal adverse events Drug Safety 17,500+ FDA drug recalls Device Safety 38,400+ FDA device recalls Workplace Safety 102,900+ OSHA injury reports
Infrastructure
Bridge Safety 624,000 bridge inspections Aviation Safety 30,000+ NTSB aviation events Dam Safety 92,600 dam safety records Water Safety 433,000+ public water systems Railroad Safety 438,000+ rail crossings Pipeline Safety 8,800+ pipeline incidents
Public Health
Nursing Homes 14,700 CMS rated facilities Environmental 80,000+ hazardous sites & releases

Omega Plastics Corporation

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Crushing injuries — LYNDHURST, NEW JERSEY

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Omega Plastics Corporation in LYNDHURST, NEW JERSEY
Employer Omega Plastics Corporation Report ID 2015030399
Address Page and Schuyler Avenues - Building 3 City, State ZIP LYNDHURST, NEW JERSEY 07071
Event Date March 26, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Crushing injuries Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Presses-printing
Industry (NAICS) 322223 Inspection # 1049212
GPS Coordinates 40.80000, -74.12000

Incident Narrative

An employee's right index finger was crushed between printing press rollers.

Incident Summary

On March 26, 2015, a worker at Omega Plastics Corporation in LYNDHURST, NEW JERSEY suffered crushing injuries to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with presses-printing identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

OSHA has recorded 6,694 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation injuries.

See all reports for Omega Plastics Corporation.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Aug 24, 2015 Bunge North America (East), LLC BELLEVUE, OHIO Amputations Amp.
Feb 22, 2021 ACS Group, Inc. NEW BERLIN, WISCONSIN Amputations Amp.
Aug 15, 2017 U.S. Axle, Inc. POTTSTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA Amputations Amp.
Jul 12, 2021 WOODTEC MILLWORK, INC. JEFFERSON, GEORGIA Cuts, lacerations Hosp.
Jul 13, 2020 Pre-Wel Manufactuing Corporation OMAHA, NEBRASKA Amputations Amp.
Oct 3, 2018 ProBuild Companies, LLC. SHERMAN, TEXAS Amputations Amp.
Jan 25, 2023 Central Transport DALLAS, TEXAS Fractures Hosp.
Nov 9, 2016 Monterey Mushrooms Inc. BONNE TERRE, MISSOURI Amputations Hosp., Amp.
Browse All Injury Reports