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Willier Electric Motor Repair co., Inc

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Amputations — GIBBSBORO, NEW JERSEY

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Willier Electric Motor Repair co., Inc in GIBBSBORO, NEW JERSEY
Employer Willier Electric Motor Repair co., Inc Report ID 2019044003
Address 1 Linden Ave, PO Bx 98 City, State ZIP GIBBSBORO, NEW JERSEY 08026
Event Date April 18, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Lathes, unspecified
Secondary Source Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts
Industry (NAICS) 335312 Inspection # 1398370
GPS Coordinates 39.83000, -74.98000

Incident Narrative

An employee was running a lathe to finish a repaired shaft. The employee was using sandpaper to finish the shaft when the employee's shirt was caught in a rotating piece, pulling the employee's arm and hand into the rotating piece. The employee suffered a left ear laceration as well as a broken left arm, wrist, and hand. The employee's left little finger had to be surgically amputated.

Incident Summary

On April 18, 2019, a worker at Willier Electric Motor Repair co., Inc in GIBBSBORO, NEW JERSEY suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with lathes, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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