Mannington Mills Inc.
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures — SALEM, NEW JERSEY
| Employer | Mannington Mills Inc. | Report ID | 2024065361 |
| Address | 75 MANNINGTON MILLS RD | City, State ZIP | SALEM, NEW JERSEY 08079 |
| Event Date | June 17, 2024 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures | Body Part | Hand(s), except finger(s) |
| Event Type | Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing | Source of Injury | Printing machinery unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 326192 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 39.57000, -75.45000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was performing startup activities on a print line. The employee was scraping dry ink from the bottom of the doctor blade assembly with a putty knife. The back of her right hand came in contact with the doctor blade, which penetrated her cut-resistant work glove and caused a laceration injury to the back of her hand with damage to a tendon. The employee was hospitalized and required surgery.
Incident Summary
On June 17, 2024, a worker at Mannington Mills Inc. in SALEM, NEW JERSEY suffered cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures to the hand(s), except finger(s). The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with printing machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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