Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Name: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds at Bonduelle Fresh Americas
Start: 2/16/2022

1 hospitalization · 2022021518 · 2/16/2022 · Bonduelle Fresh Americas

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Leg(s), unspecified
Nature of injury: Puncture wounds, except gunshot wounds

Cause

Event: Struck by dislodged flying object, particle
Source: Scrap metal
Secondary source: Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.

Employer

Name: Bonduelle Fresh Americas
Location: 700 Railroad Avenue, ROEBLING, NEW JERSEY, 08554
NAICS: 493110
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was operating a dryer on a salad line. A portion of the bottom plate inside the dryer fractured and exited the dryer through a maintenance door. That piece of metal impaled the employee's lower left leg.

Source

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