GARELICK FARMS, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY
| Employer | GARELICK FARMS, LLC | Report ID | 2018065926 |
| Address | 600 CUMBERLAND BLVD | City, State ZIP | BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY 08016 |
| Event Date | June 16, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311511 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.10000, -74.78000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was attempting to clear a jam on a plastic bottle trimmer on the blow mold machine when the trimmer lacerated and fractured the employee's right thumb, requiring hospitalization.
Incident Summary
On June 16, 2018, a worker at GARELICK FARMS, LLC in BURLINGTON, NEW JERSEY suffered fractures to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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