OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221419351

EAGLE NUTRITIONALS

CARLSTADT, NJ· 2021-09-20T00:00:00

Event: Catch Point, Caught In, Crushed, Energized, Finger, Food processing, Fracture, Hand, Laceration, Lack of Work Procedures, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine operator, Manufacturing, Press, Press Operator, Production Line, Punch Press, Safety Device, Tendon
NAICS: 325411
Inspection type: Referral
Activity number: #345544852
Employer profile: EAGLE NUTRITIONALS
Summary number: 221419351
Report ID: 0214500

Event description

Employee crushes three fingers when cleaning running press m

Investigation abstract

At 6:50 a.m. on September 20, 2021, an employee working as a machine operator for a botanical supplements manufacturer was cleaning a tablet press machine. The employee was cleaning the tooling (punches) when he accidently hit a bottom and the machine turned on. The employee was hospitalized to treat fracture and tendon injuries to his left-hand middle, index and pinky fingers.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 52 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
747

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