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Mars Wrigley Confectionery US, LLC

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — HACKETTSTOWN, NEW JERSEY

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Mars Wrigley Confectionery US, LLC in HACKETTSTOWN, NEW JERSEY
Employer Mars Wrigley Confectionery US, LLC Report ID 20191212526
Address 800 High St. City, State ZIP HACKETTSTOWN, NEW JERSEY 07840
Event Date December 5, 2019 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Arm(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 311352 Inspection # 1450758
GPS Coordinates 40.86000, -74.82000

Incident Narrative

An employee was changing and cleaning a conveyor belt when the roller caught his arm.

Incident Summary

On December 5, 2019, a worker at Mars Wrigley Confectionery US, LLC in HACKETTSTOWN, NEW JERSEY suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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