OSHA Injury Report: SNO-PAC FOODS INC

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

EMPLOYEE WAS CLEANING THE OUTSIDE PEA LINE AFTER THE RUN COMPLETED SPECIFICALLY THE SUPER VAC. HE WAS REPLACING A METAL PANEL ON THE SUPERVAC TO BOLT BACK INTO PLACE.

What happened

WHILE PUTTING THE METAL PANEL BACK INTO PLACE AND BOLTING IT EMPLOYEE WAS SLIDING HIS FINGER UNDER THE METAL PANEL AND CAUGHT HIS FINGER UNDER THE BOTTOM EDGE SLICING INTO HIS MIDDLE FINGER ON THE LEFT HAND.

Injury or illness

WORKER 'S LEFT HAND MIDDLE FINGER WAS CUT (IN THE MIDDLE BEND) BY THE METAL PANEL. COWORKERS ASSISTED IN WRAPPING THE FINGER AND HE LEFT TO GO HOME AND THEN GO TO THE ER TO GET THE CUT STITCHED. HE WAS RELEASED WITH NO DAMAGE TO LIGIMENTS OR TENDONS WITH 5 SUTURES TO HOLD THE WOUND CLOSED. HE WAS ABLE TO RETURN TO WORK ON MONDAY BUT WILL PREVENT THE INJURY FROM GETTING WET AND LET IT HEAL. SUTURES SHOULD BE REMOVED BY THE END OF THE WEEK.

Object or substance involved

METAL PANEL ON THE SUPER VAC. WE TOOK OFF THE PART AND INSPECTED IT CLOSELY. GRINDED DOWN ROUNDING OFF ANY ROUGH OR SHARP EDGES. THE PANEL IS STAINLESS STEEL AND DIDN 'T SHOW A SHARP EDGE ORIGINALLY BUT WE ROUNDED OFF TO PREVENT ANY OTHER ACCIDENTS FROM OCCURRING AND DIRECTED TO ALWAYS USE THE HANDLE THAT 'S WELDED ON THE PANEL.

Summary line

[REDACTED] WAS CLEANING THE OUTSIDE PEA LINE AFTER THE RUN COMPLETED MOVING AROUND A STAINLESS STEEL PANEL ON THE SUPER VAC. HE WAS PUTTING THE PANEL BACK HOLDING HIS LEFT HAND UNDERNEATH AND SLICED HIS LEFT MIDDLE FINGER OPEN. HE LEFT AND WENT TO THE ER

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.