Astor Chocolate Corp.
Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — LAKEWOOD, NEW JERSEY
| Employer | Astor Chocolate Corp. | Report ID | 2024021310 |
| Address | 651 New Hampshire Ave | City, State ZIP | LAKEWOOD, NEW JERSEY 08701 |
| Event Date | February 12, 2024 | Outcome | Amputation |
| Nature of Injury | Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified | Body Part | Finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s) |
| Event Type | Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Secondary Source | Machine guards | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311320 | Inspection # | 1729654 |
| GPS Coordinates | 40.06000, -74.19000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was getting chocolate product from the outfeed of a wrapping machine when the rotating elevator that pushes wrapped chocolate onto the outfeed ramp caught her right middle fingertip, resulting in a partial fingertip amputation. The machine was guarded and in operation at the time of the incident.
Incident Summary
On February 12, 2024, a worker at Astor Chocolate Corp. in LAKEWOOD, NEW JERSEY suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the finger or thumb tip(s), nail(s). The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.
Context
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