Pretium Packaging, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified — Amputations — HILLSBOROUGH, NEW JERSEY
| Employer | Pretium Packaging, LLC | Report ID | 2019076932 |
| Address | 420 Roycefield Rd. | City, State ZIP | HILLSBOROUGH, NEW JERSEY 08844 |
| Event Date | July 10, 2019 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified | Source of Injury | Extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326160 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.52000, -74.64000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was setting up a new product line for plastic bottles. The employee's finger was caught in a mold, causing an amputation.
Incident Summary
On July 10, 2019, a worker at Pretium Packaging, LLC in HILLSBOROUGH, NEW JERSEY suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified, with extruding, injecting, forming, molding machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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