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U.S. Airforce 87th Logistics Readiness Squadron

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Fractures — MC GUIRE AFB, NEW JERSEY

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at U.S. Airforce 87th Logistics Readiness Squadron in MC GUIRE AFB, NEW JERSEY
Employer U.S. Airforce 87th Logistics Readiness Squadron Report ID 2015118561
Address Building 3001 Vendenberg Ave. City, State ZIP MC GUIRE AFB, NEW JERSEY 08641
Event Date November 12, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Milling machines
Industry (NAICS) 928110 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.04000, -74.58000

Incident Narrative

An employee was operating a milling machine when the feed bar slipped through the rotation and hit his hand, de-gloving his right thumb and fracturing his index finger.

Incident Summary

On November 12, 2015, a worker at U.S. Airforce 87th Logistics Readiness Squadron in MC GUIRE AFB, NEW JERSEY suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with milling machines identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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