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Keystone Plastics, Inc.

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Keystone Plastics, Inc. in SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY
Employer Keystone Plastics, Inc. Report ID 2021098046
Address 3451 South Clinton Avenue City, State ZIP SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY 07080
Event Date September 18, 2021 Outcome Hospitalized, Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Extruding machinery
Industry (NAICS) 339994 Inspection # 1553668
GPS Coordinates 40.56000, -74.42000

Incident Narrative

An employee's finger was caught between the crimping rollers on the extrusion line while removing a jam, resulting in an amputation and hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On September 18, 2021, 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 or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with extruding machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized, amputation.

Context

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