Bites and stings, unspecified · Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Interplex NAS, Inc., 232 Pegasus Ave., NORTHVALE, NEW JERSEY 07647
on — Swelling, inflammation, irritation-nonspecified injury, affecting the leg(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was bitten by a spider in the office. She experienced swelling and pain on her left leg, and was hospitalized.
An employee was walking through the chicken barn checking the chickens. They were bitten by a spider on the left shoulder and experienced a reaction to the spider bite.
On March 26, 2025, at approximately 11:45 AM, an employee was operating a forming machine and sustained the amputation of their right middle finger. The machine was guarded at the time.
An employee was throwing garbage into a baler when they slipped, twisted their knee, and fell on their backside. The employee sustained a sprained left knee and was hospitalized.
On May 15, 2024, an employee was emptying a scrap hopper with a powered industrial vehicle (PIV) when their left hand was caught between the scrap hopper and the PIV fork. They sustained an amputation of the ring fingertip.
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.