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OSHA Injury Report: Nortera Foods Bergen

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Nortera Foods Bergen in 15 Church St, Bergen, NY 14416 resulted in days away from work. Employee was mechanic in vegetable processing(frozen).

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Nortera Foods Bergen
Parent company
Nortera Foods
Street
15 Church St
City
Bergen
State
NY
ZIP
14416
On-site location
High Pressure Pump Room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
5

Before the incident

Employee removed the cover to a belt on a high pressure pump. He turned the pump off but did not wait for the equipment to be fully de-energized and he did not perform lockout tagout.

What happened

Employee removed the cover to a belt on a high pressure pump he leaned forward and his fingers were caught on the belt resulting in two fractures and a laceration. Employee was taken to the hospital and returned to work after 5 days.

Injury or illness

Laceration of the right middle finger closed fracture of the left index finger open fracture of the left middle finger.

Object or substance involved

High pressure pump belt

Summary line

Employee was checking the function of a high pressure pump. He turned the pump of but failed to lock it out. He removed a cover and a belt was still running. The belt caught his fingers resulting in a laceration and two fractures.

Employee and industry

Job description
Mechanic
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
311411 — Vegetable processing(frozen)
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
90
Total hours worked
273806
EIN
454770767
Establishment ID
657109
Employer case #
5

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
20:21:00.000
Time of incident
4:25:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
03MAR24:01:10:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.