Ruan Transportation
Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c. — JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY
| Employer | Ruan Transportation | Report ID | 2018021485 |
| Address | 854 Communipaw Avenue | City, State ZIP | JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY 07304 |
| Event Date | February 13, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized, Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c. | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Contact with objects and equipment, unspecified | Source of Injury | Parts and materials, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 484220 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.72000, -74.08000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was assisting a customer offload a delivery of steel from his truck and got his hand caught under the load. The employee sustained a partial amputation to his left ring finger and an avulsion injury to his middle finger.
Incident Summary
On February 13, 2018, a worker at Ruan Transportation in JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations, n.e.c. to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as contact with objects and equipment, unspecified, with parts and materials, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.
Context
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