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RONPAK, INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at RONPAK, INC. in SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY
Employer RONPAK, INC. Report ID 2016076912
Address 4301 NEW BRUNSWICK AVE. City, State ZIP SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY 07080
Event Date July 28, 2016 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Printing machinery and equipment, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 323119 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.56000, -74.43000

Incident Narrative

An employee was working on a machine with a coworker. The coworker jogged the machine without realizing that the employee's hand was inside. His left pinky was caught by the gears, and his fingertip had to be surgically amputated.

Incident Summary

On July 28, 2016, a worker at RONPAK, INC. in SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with printing machinery and equipment, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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