CAMBRIDGE PAVERS Inc

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment - Fractures - LYNDHURST, New Jersey

HOSPITALIZED, Worker hospitalized after incident at CAMBRIDGE PAVERS Inc in LYNDHURST, New Jersey
Employer CAMBRIDGE PAVERS Inc
Address 1 JEROME AVE
City, State ZIP LYNDHURST, New Jersey 07071
Report ID 2023098967
Event Date September 28, 2023
Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures
Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment
Source of Injury Conveyors-belt
Industry (NAICS) 327331
Inspection # 1700892
GPS Coordinates 40.79971, -74.11626

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Incident Narrative

An employee was switching out a cylinder on a conveyor belt. The cylinder shifted and the employee's left hand was caught between the seal and the cylinder, resulting in an open fracture of the hand. The employee was hospitalized.

Incident Summary

On September 28, 2023, a worker at CAMBRIDGE PAVERS Inc in LYNDHURST, New Jersey suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with conveyors-belt identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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