Amputations

Name: Amputations at RONPAK, INC.
Start: 7/26/2016

1 amputation · 2016076792 · 7/26/2016 · RONPAK, INC.

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Printing machinery and equipment, unspecified
Secondary source: Textiles, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: RONPAK, INC.
Location: 4301 NEW BRUNSWICK AVE., SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY, 07080
NAICS: 323119
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was cleaning a roller and jogging the machine when the machine caught the rag and pulled it and his hand into the machine. His left ring fingertip was amputated and the skin was peeled back.

Source

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