Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Gonnella Frozen Products, LLC., 301 Parkview Road, HAZLETON, PENNSYLVANIA 18202
on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was operating a roller machine that stamps out Kaiser rolls when his hand entered the machine's roller. His finger was caught by the chain that places the indentation in the roll, resulting in a left ring fingertip amputation.
AmputationFingertip(s)Food and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
More severe injuries at Gonnella Frozen Products, LLC.
An employee was removing dough from the rollers of a line machine. The machine caught the employee's left hand, resulting in compartment syndrome in the hand. The machine was unguarded at the time.
An employee was clearing dough off a sensor while standing on an elevated platform for a divider. As he was descending a stairway from the divider, he slipped and reached for the guardrail. The guardrail disconnected from the platform, and he fell to the ground, hitting his head. He suffered head trauma and brain bleeding.
An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.
An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle 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 walking into the motor control center (MCC) room when his right ring finger was caught in the hinge of a doorway. He sustained an open phalanx fracture, which resulted in a partial amputation above the first knuckle.
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An employee was carrying cups back to the kitchen when her foot got caught on a cart and she fell face-first. During the fall, a piece of glass from a cup cut the inside of her mouth, severing an artery. She also sustained a laceration on her lower lip. The employee was hospitalized.