Colonna Brothers, Inc.

Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation — Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures — NORTH BERGEN, NEW JERSEY

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at Colonna Brothers, Inc. in NORTH BERGEN, NEW JERSEY
Employer Colonna Brothers, Inc. Report ID 2024032008
Address 1615 51st Street City, State ZIP NORTH BERGEN, NEW JERSEY 07047
Event Date March 5, 2024 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures Body Part Hand(s), except finger(s)
Event Type Caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation Source of Injury Packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery unspecified
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 311513 Inspection # 1733874
GPS Coordinates 40.78000, -74.03000

Incident Narrative

An employee was removing products that got stuck in a milk carton production machine when a piston from the machine pressed into the back of his right hand, lacerating it.

Incident Summary

On March 5, 2024, a worker at Colonna Brothers, Inc. in NORTH BERGEN, NEW JERSEY suffered cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures to the hand(s), except finger(s). The incident was classified as caught, entangled in running powered equipment normal operation, with packaging, bottling, wrapping machinery unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

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