Fractures

Name: Fractures at AAK Foodservice
Start: 7/21/2020

1 hospitalization · 2020076872 · 7/21/2020 · AAK Foodservice

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Fractures

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: AAK Foodservice
Location: 465 Hillside Ave, HILLSIDE, NEW JERSEY, 07205
NAICS: 722310
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was removing excess butter from a machine when the filler caught the employee's disposable glove, forcing their finger into the mold. The employee sustained lacerations and fractures to two areas of their left middle finger.

Source

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