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Soundview Paper Company

Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — ELMWOOD PARK, NEW JERSEY

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Soundview Paper Company in ELMWOOD PARK, NEW JERSEY
Employer Soundview Paper Company Report ID 2018032657
Address 1 Market Street City, State ZIP ELMWOOD PARK, NEW JERSEY 07407
Event Date March 18, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 322121 Inspection # 1303738
GPS Coordinates 40.90000, -74.12000

Incident Narrative

An employee was poking at a sprocket on a machine from a ladder when the sprocket amputated his index fingertip.

Incident Summary

On March 18, 2018, a worker at Soundview Paper Company in ELMWOOD PARK, NEW JERSEY suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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