VINELAND, NEW JERSEY—
Vineland Packaging Corporation
Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing · Nonfatal 'crushing' injuries
Final narrative
The injured employee was assisting the bander operator with dressing units with dunnage. A unit became stuck on the conveyor. The injured employee was pushing the unit on the conveyor when a conveyor roller pulled his shoe in-between the rollers. The employee sustained crushing injuries to their left foot/toes.
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