Pandrol
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — BRIDGEPORT, NEW JERSEY
| Employer | Pandrol | Report ID | 2019088528 |
| Address | 501 Sharptown rd | City, State ZIP | BRIDGEPORT, NEW JERSEY 08014 |
| Event Date | August 19, 2019 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Presses, except printing, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 332216 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.76000, -75.36000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was operating a press and proceeded to clean the press. When he removed the bar from the press, the machine activated and pulled his hand into the tooling, cutting his left index finger and resulting in an amputation.
Incident Summary
On August 19, 2019, a worker at Pandrol in BRIDGEPORT, NEW JERSEY suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with presses, except printing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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