Date | City | State | Employer | Body Part | Event |
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2021-06-15 | Roseland | La | Smitty's Supply, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Exposure to environmental heat |
An employee was working on a mold on an injection machine and stated that he felt ill. The employee was hospitalized with heat stroke. | |||||
2021-04-30 | Roseland | La | Smitty's Supply, Inc. | Shoulder(s), including clavicle(s), scapula(e) | Fall on same level, n.e.c. |
Hot grease burned an employee, who then fell to the floor and suffered a dislocated shoulder. | |||||
2021-03-21 | Roseland | La | Smitty's Supply, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was diagnosing issues with a palletizer. As he was working to realign the row-former and removing bolts on a guard to access the counterweight mechanism, the counterweight actuated. He was caught between the row-former and a steel support beam and suffered broken ribs. | |||||
2020-05-07 | Roseland | Louisiana | Smitty's Supply, Inc. | Fingertip(s) | Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation |
An employee was operating a foil cap insert machine when his hand entered the point of operation and the foil shear amputated his right ring fingertip. | |||||
2019-09-09 | Roseland | Louisiana | Smitty's Supply, Inc. | BODY SYSTEMS | Direct exposure to electricity |
An employee was installing a pump to a mixer on a production line when he sustained an electrical shock. | |||||
2017-05-11 | Roseland | Louisiana | Smitty's Supply, Inc. | Chest, except internal location of diseases or disorders | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning |
An employee was working on a production line when the palletizer jammed. While attempting to clear the jam, the employee was pinned between pails and the moving equipment. A coworker stopped the machine and the employee fell out onto the rollers, sustaining left rib fractures and a punctured lung. The machine was not turned off at the time of the incident. | |||||
2016-04-23 | Roseland | New Jersey | B&G Foods North America, Inc. | Nonclassifiable | Contact with hot objects or substances |
Hot water splashed and burned an employee who was engaged in manufacturing operations. |