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WASTE MANAGEMENT OF NEW JERSEY, INC.

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

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at WASTE MANAGEMENT OF NEW JERSEY, INC. in MATAWAN, NEW JERSEY
Employer WASTE MANAGEMENT OF NEW JERSEY, INC. Report ID 2018077486
Address 181 ROUTE 34 City, State ZIP MATAWAN, NEW JERSEY 07747
Event Date July 24, 2018 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Garbage, recycling, or refuse truck
Industry (NAICS) 562920 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.42000, -74.27000

Incident Narrative

An employee was applying grease by hand to holes that a hoist pin travels through when the pin engaged and pinched his left index fingertip, resulting in a fingertip amputation. The vehicle was running at the time.

Incident Summary

On July 24, 2018, a worker at WASTE MANAGEMENT OF NEW JERSEY, INC. in MATAWAN, NEW JERSEY suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with garbage, recycling, or refuse truck identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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