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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2015086113 · 8/25/2015 · Omega Plastics Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source
Presses-printing

Employer

Name
Omega Plastics Corporation
Location
PAGE AND SCHUYLER AVE., LYNDHURST, NEW JERSEY, 07071
NAICS
322223
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning the rubber plates on the printing press and crushed three fingers between the printing cylinders. The machine was running at the time and was not locked out.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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