AAK Foodservice

Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified — Amputations — HILLSIDE, NEW JERSEY

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at AAK Foodservice in HILLSIDE, NEW JERSEY
Employer AAK Foodservice Report ID 2023010678
Address 465 Hillside Ave City, State ZIP HILLSIDE, NEW JERSEY 07205
Event Date January 21, 2023 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations Body Part Fingertip(s)
Event Type Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified Source of Injury Valves, nozzles
Industry (NAICS) 722310 Inspection # 1646409
GPS Coordinates 40.70000, -74.23000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning a rotary valve when their left middle fingertip was amputated.

Incident Summary

On January 21, 2023, a worker at AAK Foodservice in HILLSIDE, NEW JERSEY suffered amputations to the fingertip(s). The incident was classified as caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified, with valves, nozzles identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

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