UPS
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — HAMILTON, NEW JERSEY
| Employer | UPS | Report ID | 2016109703 |
| Address | 4 Fairgrounds Road | City, State ZIP | HAMILTON, NEW JERSEY 08619 |
| Event Date | October 14, 2016 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 492110 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.23000, -74.72000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was unjamming a piece of equipment and two fingers were caught resulting in a deep laceration to one finger and a fingertip amputation on the other.
Incident Summary
On October 14, 2016, a worker at UPS in HAMILTON, NEW JERSEY suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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