MASSILLON, OHIO—
Fresh Mark Inc.
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation · Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Fresh Mark Inc., 1888 Southway St. SW, MASSILLON, OHIO 44646 on — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified, affecting the Other finger(s) n.e.c..
Final narrative
An employee was waiting for packages to come down the production line on a conveyor, when their hand was caught in the conveyor belt and pulled into the conveyor sprocket, causing a partial amputation of the left little finger.
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MASSILLON, OHIO—
Fresh Mark Inc.
An employee was cleaning a sheeter transfer conveyor. He was cleaning the conveyor support bars when his left hand was caught and pulled into a conveyor sprocket. He suffered a fracture, a laceration, and tendon/nerve damage to the hand and was hospitalized.
CANTON, OHIO—
Fresh Mark Inc.
Two employees were transporting a loaded product cart, with one employee pushing and the injured employee pulling in front. As they moved the product cart into a cooler, a wheel on the cart caught the lip of a drain and began to tip forward. The injured employee went to catch the cart and his hand was caught between the lip of the cart and the floor. The employee sustained an amputation to the distal interphalangeal joint of the left middle finger.
MASSILLON, OHIO—
Fresh Mark, Inc.
On February 3, 2025, an employee was clearing a jam on a conveyor using a hooking tool when the tip of the hook caught on the conveyor. Her right hand was pulled against the suppression tunnel and the hook, resulting in amputation of the little finger at the second knuckle.
MASSILLON, OHIO—
FRESH MARK INC.
An employee was operating a reach truck when it began to slide on a wet floor. The employee's left foot slipped out of the truck and was caught between it and a pallet table. The employee suffered an open fracture to the foot.
CANTON, OHIO—
Fresh Mark, Inc.
An employee was using a steam/water line to soften a casing flex line. When he pulled the steam/water line out of the casing flex line, a combination of steam and water blew out of the casing flex line and into the his left boot. He suffered second-degree burns to the left foot.
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