JAMAICA, NEW YORK—
Jordim International, Inc.
Caught in running equipment or machinery, n.e.c. · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Jordim International, Inc., John F. Kennedy International Airport, Terminal B, JAMAICA, NEW YORK 11423 on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
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Final narrative
An employee was installing a conveyor belt when their fingers were caught and lacerated by the conveyor belt.
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