Crime & Safety
Man Trapped By Conveyor Machine In Union County
Firefighters and EMS helped to rescue the trapped man on Thursday.
UNION, NJ — A man is hospitalized after becoming trapped by a conveyor machine in Union on Thursday.
At around 10:30 a.m., Union Police went to an industrial accident at Cintas, located at 546 Green Lane.
A 58-year-old male employee from Iselin became trapped by a conveyor machine, said Unin Police Deputy Chief Barry Cohen
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Union firefighters and EMS were able to successfully free the employee.
The man was taken to University Hospital in Newark for treatment of multiple fractures to both legs and a broken hip, said Cohen.
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His injuries were reported as non-life-threatening.
The incident remains under investigation by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).
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