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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2025065350 · 6/5/2025 · US Water Service Corporation

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Thumb(s)
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing
Source
Pumps except oil well
Secondary source
Gloves, handguards except disposable, electric insulating

Employer

Name
US Water Service Corporation
Location
311 Pennington Rocky Hill RD, PENNINGTON, NEW JERSEY, 08534
NAICS
924110
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee noticed a polymer mixer pump was shaking and went to troubleshoot it. The employee was working to rotate the shaft of the mixer pump when the shaft started and grabbed his glove. He sustained a compound fracture to the left thumb.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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