General Magnaplate Corporation
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Amputations — LINDEN, NEW JERSEY
| Employer | General Magnaplate Corporation | Report ID | 20160910212 |
| Address | 1331 W. Edgar Rd | City, State ZIP | LINDEN, NEW JERSEY 07036 |
| Event Date | September 22, 2016 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332812 | Inspection # | 1192691 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.61000, -74.25000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was changing a belt on equipment using a bar and got a finger caught between the belt and pulley amputating the fingertip.
Incident Summary
On September 22, 2016, a worker at General Magnaplate Corporation in LINDEN, NEW JERSEY suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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