The Port-O-Lite Company Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation - Cuts, lacerations - WEST SWANZEY, New Hampshire

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at The Port-O-Lite Company Inc. in WEST SWANZEY, New Hampshire
Employer The Port-O-Lite Company Inc.
Address 1 Railroad Street
City, State ZIP WEST SWANZEY, New Hampshire 03469
Report ID 2021075632
Event Date July 9, 2021
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations
Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source of Injury Presses, except printing, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 337212
Inspection # 1542072
GPS Coordinates 42.87053, -72.32367

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Incident Narrative

An employee's thumb was pinched and lacerated while making adjustments to the shutter on a press machine.

Incident Summary

On July 9, 2021, a worker at The Port-O-Lite Company Inc. in WEST SWANZEY, New Hampshire suffered cuts, lacerations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with presses, except printing, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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