Crushing injuries

Name: Crushing injuries at Ware Industries, Inc.
Start: 4/16/2019

1 hospitalization · 2019043901 · 4/16/2019 · Ware Industries, Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Crushing injuries

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation
Source: Presses, except printing, unspecified

Employer

Name: Ware Industries, Inc.
Location: 400 Metuchen Road, SOUTH PLAINFIELD, NEW JERSEY, 07080
NAICS: 332322
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working on a press. After the machine cycled, he pushed down the short pieces with a tool. As he was doing this, the machine was activated via the pedal, causing the spring to come down on the tool and crush the employee's right third finger.

Source

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