Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at J&J SNACK FOODS CORP., 6000 CENTRAL HWY, PENNSAUKEN, NEW JERSEY 08110
on — Amputations, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was cleaning a hopper when it activated while the employee's hand was inside, causing a finger amputation.
AmputationFinger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
After adding raw mixed dough to a machine, an employee stepped up onto a raw waste tote bin that was on top of a one-step stool. The employee lost balance and fell to the floor, landing on their back and head. The employee suffered a subdural hematoma.
An employee was pushing carts with empty metal baking trays on a line when the carts abruptly stopped. One of the empty trays was released from the cart, striking the employee in the left eye and temple. He suffered a ruptured globe of the left eye.
An employee was preparing equipment for cleaning. The employee fell to the floor, suffering a fracture to the side of a lower back vertebra and an injury to the left arm. The employee was hospitalized.
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.
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.
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.
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An employee was attempting to straighten a wooden pallet with a bar. The pallet was positioned on top of a frame conveyor system 1 foot off of the ground. While maneuvering the bar, the employee lost balance and fell backward onto the concrete floor, extending their right hand to catch themselves as they fell. The employee suffered two fractured bones in their wrist and one fractured bone in their right hand.
An employee was working near a conveyor when his left middle finger was caught in the conveyor. The employee required surgery and their finger was partially amputated.
An employee was filling a hopper that deposited blueberries in muffin trays. Two plastic plates inside the equipment closed, pinching and amputating the employee's left ring fingertip. The equipment was running and unguarded at the time.
An employee was returning a catch pan to a machine after dumping fruit out of it. The employee's hand was caught in a roller in the conveyor area of the fruit inspection line, and the employee's right arm was broken.
An employee had been using soap and a towel to clean a slicer. They were finishing the cleaning procedure when the power switch was activated. The slicer turned on while the employee's right ring finger was in the blade gap and the blade amputated their fingertip without bone loss.
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.
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.
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.