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Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc.

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — EDISON, NEW JERSEY

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc. in EDISON, NEW JERSEY
Employer Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc. Report ID 2016088227
Address 3 KILMER ROAD City, State ZIP EDISON, NEW JERSEY 08817
Event Date August 31, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Scrap metal
Industry (NAICS) 335122 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.52000, -74.42000

Incident Narrative

An employee was disassembling a metal workstation and caught a finger between metal bars resulting in a fractured and lacerated left index finger.

Incident Summary

On August 31, 2016, a worker at Acuity Brands Lighting, Inc. in EDISON, NEW JERSEY suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with scrap metal identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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