MORRE-TEC INDUSTRIES INC
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — UNION, NEW JERSEY
| Employer | MORRE-TEC INDUSTRIES INC | Report ID | 2016087414 |
| Address | 1 GARY ROAD | City, State ZIP | UNION, NEW JERSEY 07083 |
| Event Date | August 9, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Special process machinery, n.e.c. |
| Industry (NAICS) | 325188 | Inspection # | 1171634 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.69000, -74.24000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee injured his hand when it was caught in a ribbon blender.
Incident Summary
On August 9, 2016, a worker at MORRE-TEC INDUSTRIES INC in UNION, NEW JERSEY suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with special process machinery, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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