Nolato Jabar LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — ANDOVER, NEW JERSEY
| Employer | Nolato Jabar LLC | Report ID | 2020054445 |
| Address | 252 Brighton Road | City, State ZIP | ANDOVER, NEW JERSEY 07821 |
| Event Date | May 13, 2020 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Extruding machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 326299 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.98000, -74.75000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was attempting to start an extruder. The extruder would not start, so the employee grabbed the belt to pull and rotate the motor with his right hand. Four of his right fingertips were then pulled by the belt into the pulleys, resulting in the amputation of the four fingers.
Incident Summary
On May 13, 2020, a worker at Nolato Jabar LLC in ANDOVER, NEW JERSEY suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with extruding machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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