Soil Safe Inc
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — LOGAN TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY
| Employer | Soil Safe Inc | Report ID | 2022108785 |
| Address | 378 Route 130 | City, State ZIP | LOGAN TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY 08085 |
| Event Date | October 5, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Arm(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Clothing, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 562219 | Inspection # | 1629264 |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.79000, -75.37000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was trying to remove a wire stuck in a machine. The machine's belt caught his clothing and pulled him toward a pinch point, where his right arm was broken.
Incident Summary
On October 5, 2022, a worker at Soil Safe Inc in LOGAN TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY suffered fractures to the arm(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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