ISLAND TRANSPORTATION
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — PORT READING, NEW JERSEY
| Employer | ISLAND TRANSPORTATION | Report ID | 2021011827 |
| Address | 850 PORT READING AVE. | City, State ZIP | PORT READING, NEW JERSEY 07064 |
| Event Date | January 19, 2021 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified | Source of Injury | Truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 484110 | Inspection # | 1526492 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.56000, -74.23000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was repairing a truck. An axle on the truck pinched the employee's finger.
Incident Summary
On January 19, 2021, a worker at ISLAND TRANSPORTATION in PORT READING, NEW JERSEY suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with truck-motorized freight hauling and utility, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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