Iron Mountain Secure Shredding
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY
| Employer | Iron Mountain Secure Shredding | Report ID | 2023098698 |
| Address | 100 Industrial Drive | City, State ZIP | JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY 07305 |
| Event Date | September 20, 2023 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations | Body Part | Fingertip(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Shredders |
| Secondary Source | Brooms, mops, and other cleaning tools | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 561990 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.68000, -74.08000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was using a metal cleaning rod to clear a jam in a paper shredder. The shredder began to shred paper and the equipment grabbed the rod, pulling the rod and the employee's right index finger into the hole. The employee suffered a fingertip amputation.
Incident Summary
On September 20, 2023, a worker at Iron Mountain Secure Shredding in JERSEY CITY, NEW JERSEY suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with shredders identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
OSHA has recorded 5,298 severe injury reports involving "Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning" incidents in our database. Browse all Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning injuries.
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