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Rastelli Brothers, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — SWEDESBORO, NEW JERSEY

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Rastelli Brothers, Inc. in SWEDESBORO, NEW JERSEY
Employer Rastelli Brothers, Inc. Report ID 2017054405
Address 300 Heron Drive City, State ZIP SWEDESBORO, NEW JERSEY 08085
Event Date May 15, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Industry (NAICS) 424470 Inspection # 1219892
GPS Coordinates 39.76000, -75.36000

Incident Narrative

An employee was feeding plastic film through a vacuum packing machine when it jammed. As the employee was trying to clear the jam, the machine's cutting blade amputated the employee's right index fingertip.

Incident Summary

On May 15, 2017, a worker at Rastelli Brothers, Inc. in SWEDESBORO, NEW JERSEY suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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