Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Cuts, lacerations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Ferrero USA Inc.,, 600 Cottontail Lane, SOMERSET, NEW JERSEY 08873
on — Cuts, lacerations, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was inside a machine attempting to fix the glue mechanism when the machine activated. The machine's tray cut his lower left leg, requiring hospitalization.
HospitalizedLower leg(s)Special process machinery, unspecified
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