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Keystone Plastics, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. — Amputations — SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Keystone Plastics, Inc. in SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY
Employer Keystone Plastics, Inc. Report ID 2020021738
Address 3451 South Clinton Avenue City, State ZIP SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY 07080
Event Date February 21, 2020 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. Source of Injury Presses, except printing, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 339994 Inspection # 1466794
GPS Coordinates 40.57000, -74.42000

Incident Narrative

An employee was calibrating the dye on a hydraulic press when the employee's right thumb was caught and amputated in a pinch point on the hydraulic press shaft.

Incident Summary

On February 21, 2020, a worker at Keystone Plastics, Inc. in SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c., with presses, except printing, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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