OSHA Injury Report: Food and Beverage Business Unit FRANKLIN PARK

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

While performing a roll change on the extrusion line an operator used a utility knife to cut the sheet During the process the utility knife broke through the material resulting in the operators right hand inadvertently moving towards his left wrist This action caused a laceration to the left wrist The employee was transported to the emergency room and received 40 stitches for the injury

What happened

While performing a roll change on the extrusion line an operator used a utility knife to cut the sheet During the process the utility knife broke through the material resulting in the operators right hand inadvertently moving towards his left wrist This action caused a laceration to the left wrist The employee was transported to the emergency room and received 40 stitches for the injury

Injury or illness

Laceration Cut Open Wound Wrist Left Wrist

Object or substance involved

The sharp blade of the utility knife caused the laceration to the employees left wrist during the task of cutting the sheet while changing the roll

Summary line

Laceration Cut Open Wound Wrist Left Wrist The sharp blade of the utility knife caused the laceration to the employees left wrist during the task of cutting the sheet while changing the roll Contact with sharp object

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.