International Transportation Solutions
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY
| Employer | International Transportation Solutions | Report ID | 2018044029 |
| Address | 3390 Rand Road | City, State ZIP | SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY 07080 |
| Event Date | April 26, 2018 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-belt |
| Industry (NAICS) | 488510 | Inspection # | 1312967 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.57000, -74.43000 | ||
Incident Narrative
On 4/26/2018, an employee was performing maintenance on the conveyor belt system at the start of the work shift and partially amputated his left middle and index fingers. The machine was running and unguarded at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On April 26, 2018, a worker at International Transportation Solutions in SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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