Home Depot
Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY
| Employer | Home Depot | Report ID | 2020065956 |
| Address | 10 North Avenue East | City, State ZIP | ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY 07201 |
| Event Date | June 25, 2020 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation | Source of Injury | Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 453998 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.66000, -74.16000 | ||
Incident Narrative
A truck's lift gate was raised while the driver's hand was on it. The gate pinched the driver's left thumb,
Incident Summary
On June 25, 2020, a worker at Home Depot in ELIZABETH, NEW JERSEY suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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