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F&S Produce Company, Inc.

Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Amputations — ROSENHAYN, NEW JERSEY

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at F&S Produce Company, Inc. in ROSENHAYN, NEW JERSEY
Employer F&S Produce Company, Inc. Report ID 2017089358
Address 913 Bridgeton Avenue City, State ZIP ROSENHAYN, NEW JERSEY 08352
Event Date August 30, 2017 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning Source of Injury Food slicers
Industry (NAICS) 311712 Inspection # 1262504
GPS Coordinates 39.46000, -75.12000

Incident Narrative

An employee was washing a running dicer machine with water when the machine unexpectedly turned off. The employee's hand was inside the machine attempting to turn it back on when the machine engaged, amputating the employee's right ring fingertip.

Incident Summary

On August 30, 2017, a worker at F&S Produce Company, Inc. in ROSENHAYN, NEW JERSEY suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with food slicers identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

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