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Amazon.com, Inc.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Avulsions, enucleations — BREINIGSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Amazon.com, Inc. in BREINIGSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
Employer Amazon.com, Inc. Report ID 2018099535
Address 705 Boulder Dr City, State ZIP BREINIGSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA 18031
Event Date September 14, 2018 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Avulsions, enucleations Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Conveyors-live roller
Industry (NAICS) 493190 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.55000, -75.61000

Incident Narrative

An employee was performing preventive maintenance on an overhead conveyor. While he was removing a belt from a pulley, his gloved hand slipped between rollers and was pinched causing an avulsion injury requiring hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On September 14, 2018, a worker at Amazon.com, Inc. in BREINIGSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA suffered avulsions, enucleations to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with conveyors-live roller identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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