Fractures

Name: Fractures at Ingredion Incorporated
Start: 7/2/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020076182 · 7/2/2020 · Ingredion Incorporated

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Other fall to lower level, unspecified
Source: Step ladders
Secondary source: Machinery, unspecified

Employer

Name: Ingredion Incorporated
Location: 10 Finderne Avenue, BRIDGEWATER, NEW JERSEY, 08807
NAICS: 541710
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee finished cleaning the feeder from the extruder line and was descending a step ladder. The ladder moved unexpectedly, causing the employee to lose balance and fall. The employee's left ring finger contacted a slowly rotating agitator resulting in a broken bone and lacerated tendon.

Source

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