Amputations

Name: Amputations at Iceland Direct
Start: 10/30/2020

1 amputation · 20201010311 · 10/30/2020 · Iceland Direct

Severity

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

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Conveyors-belt

Employer

Name: Iceland Direct
Location: 127 Kingsland Avenue, CLIFTON, NEW JERSEY, 07014
NAICS: 325411
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

A machine operator was cleaning the conveyor belt when the cleaning pad was caught between the belt and pulley. The employee's gloved hand was then pulled into the moving belt and pulley resulting in amputation of an index finger.

Source

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