Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified

Name: Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified at ABM
Start: 12/3/2015

1 hospitalization · 2015129155 · 12/3/2015 · ABM

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Hand(s) and arm(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury: Traumatic injuries to muscles, tendons, ligaments, joints, etc., unspecified

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Conveyors-live roller
Secondary source: Suits, coats, jackets

Employer

Name: ABM
Location: 155 Earhart Drive, NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, 07114
NAICS: 561720
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was applying a dry-film lubricant with a spray can and nozzle extender onto a conveyor to eliminate/reduce package slippage. The employee's coat got caught in the rollers and pulled his right hand/forearm in. He sustained ligament and tendon damage.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown