Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at AAK Foodservice, 465 Hillside Ave, HILLSIDE, NEW JERSEY 07205
on — Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was removing excess butter from a machine when the filler caught the employee's disposable glove, forcing their finger into the mold. The employee sustained lacerations and fractures to two areas of their left middle finger.
HospitalizedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedFood and beverage processing machinery-specialized, unspecified
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