Clean Land LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — KENILWORTH, NEW JERSEY
| Employer | Clean Land LLC | Report ID | 2018087942 |
| Address | 2480 Route 22 East | City, State ZIP | KENILWORTH, NEW JERSEY 07033 |
| Event Date | August 3, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Wrist(s) and elbow(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Source of Injury | Clothes washers |
| Industry (NAICS) | 333312 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.68000, -74.29000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was attempting to remove a tangled shirt from an industrial washer when the washer twisted the employee's right arm, injuring the wrist and elbow. The washer was operating at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On August 3, 2018, a worker at Clean Land LLC in KENILWORTH, NEW JERSEY suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the wrist(s) and elbow(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with clothes washers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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