105,313Records 71,083Employers 85,290Hospitalizations 27,770Amputations 2015-01-01 2025-10-31
Safety Incidents OSHA Severe Injury Reports · 2015–2025

A. ZEREGA'S SONS, INC.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations

Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at A. ZEREGA'S SONS, INC., 20-01 BROADWAY, FAIR LAWN, NEW JERSEY 07410 on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..

An employee was attempting to unjam a mixer when the machine amputated two of his fingers.

Hospitalized Amputation Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c. Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage

A. ZEREGA'S SONS, INC.

An employee was cleaning accumulated pasta from a jammed regrind machine. The employee's right ring fingertip was caught in the machine and was amputated.

A. Zerega's Sons, Inc.

An employee was running a line when the case elevator jammed. He climbed up to the level of an overhead conveyor belt and attempted to release the jam. His left arm was struck by the case elevator when the jam released, breaking it. The case elevator was guarded at the time of the incident.

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DGS Import, LLC

An employee was changing a saw blade when the saw machine activated. The employee's left ring and little fingers were amputated.

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An employee was clearing a jam from the label cutting machine when their left middle finger was partially amputated.

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Two employees were repairing the hydraulic engagement pins on a rented front-end wheel loader. The machine controls were activated to move the attachment pins and an employee's finger was caught between the pins and the bushings. Their right index finger was partially amputated.

Guggisberg Cheese, Inc.

An employee was cleaning the conveyor on a piece of equipment when they slipped and their right hand was pulled into the chain sprocket. The employee's fifth fingertip was amputated.

Alsco Inc.

An employee was throwing blankets onto a blanket folding and stacking machine. A blanket got stuck in the machine and she attempted to remove it when the machine contacted her right little finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

Gilster-Mary Lee Corporation

An employee was driving a forklift in reverse to move materials when the forklift ran into a skid that was up on a rack. A finger on the employee's right hand was crushed between the forklift support bar and the skid, resulting in an amputation to the finger.

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An employee was climbing in the spreader area to remove a pasta jam when his right little finger was cut by the rotary cut-off knife. The employee sustained a laceration and fracture, resulting in an amputation.

A. ZEREGA'S SONS, INC.

An employee was cleaning accumulated pasta from a jammed regrind machine. The employee's right ring fingertip was caught in the machine and was amputated.

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An employee working in the production department reported feeling weak and confused. The employee was hospitalized for dehydration.

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An employee was retrieving a stuck cup from a feeder machine. The machine's cup cylinder arm returned to its "down" position, catching and breaking the employee's right forearm.

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An employee was installing fence posts when they stepped into a recently dug hole that was not visible due to rainfall. The employee's leg was fractured.

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An employee assisted in cleaning material from a conveyor pit. After the pit was cleaned, the employee proceeded to replace metal safety plates to ensure other employees did not fall into the pit. While replacing one of the last plates, the employee mis-stepped and fell approximately 5 feet into the pit. The employee was hospitalized with back/side bruising, elbow bruising, bone bruises, and/or fractured ribs.

Fitness International, LLC

An employee was inspecting a breaker box and turning on/off a circuit breaker when he was electrocuted.

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An employee was walking on the sidewalk. When they stepped off the curb, they fell to the ground, resulting in fractures to their tibia, fibula, and a metatarsal.