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Protrans Services

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — FORT EDWARD, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Protrans Services in FORT EDWARD, NEW YORK
Employer Protrans Services Report ID 2019065528
Address 1 Eddy Street City, State ZIP FORT EDWARD, NEW YORK 12828
Event Date June 2, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Conveyors-live roller
Industry (NAICS) 322121 Inspection # 1406384
GPS Coordinates 43.26000, -73.59000

Incident Narrative

On June 2, 2019, at approximately 3:00 a.m. an employee was working on the line in the converting department. The employee's duties were to flip packs of towels as they exited the bundler and before they entered the case lift. The employee flipped a pack and noticed it did not flip completely over. As the employee tried to retrieve the pack, his left arm slipped and his left hand was caught in the conveyor rollers. The employee was hospitalized with hand and arm injuries.

Incident Summary

On June 2, 2019, a worker at Protrans Services in FORT EDWARD, NEW YORK suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hand(s) and arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with conveyors-live roller identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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