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Clean Earth of North Jersey

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — KEARNY, NEW JERSEY

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Clean Earth of North Jersey in KEARNY, NEW JERSEY
Employer Clean Earth of North Jersey Report ID 2023099043
Address 115 Jacobus Ave. City, State ZIP KEARNY, NEW JERSEY 07032
Event Date September 30, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Machinery, unspecified
Industry (NAICS) 562112 Inspection # 1701732
GPS Coordinates 40.73000, -74.11000

Incident Narrative

An employee was clearing a cement dust blockage from a wheel auger that is 4 inches in diameter when they sustained right ring and middle finger amputations at the nailbed.

Incident Summary

On September 30, 2023, a worker at Clean Earth of North Jersey in KEARNY, NEW JERSEY suffered amputations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.. 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 amputation.

Context

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