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CENTRAL TRANSPORT, INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at CENTRAL TRANSPORT, INC. in SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY
Employer CENTRAL TRANSPORT, INC. Report ID 2023076767
Address 105 New Era Drive City, State ZIP SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY 07080
Event Date July 26, 2023 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury Body Part Upper arm(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation Source of Injury Forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered
Industry (NAICS) 484121 Inspection # 1687518
GPS Coordinates 40.57000, -74.42000

Incident Narrative

An employee's right arm was caught in a forklift mast, resulting in a biceps injury that required surgery.

Incident Summary

On July 26, 2023, a worker at CENTRAL TRANSPORT, INC. in SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the upper arm(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation, with forklift, order picker, platform truck-powered identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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