Inspection Detail

Case Status: CLOSED

Inspection: 1574177.015 - Dr. Praeger'S Purely Sensible Foods, Inc.

Inspection Information - Office: Hasbrouck Heights Area Office

Inspection Nr: 1574177.015

Report ID: 0214500

Date Opened: 01/24/2022

Site Address:
Dr. Praeger'S Purely Sensible Foods, Inc.
9 Boumar Place
Elmwood Park, NJ 07407

Mailing Address:
9 Boumar Place, Elmwood Park, NJ 07407

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:

NAICS: 311412/Frozen Specialty Food Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Referral

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 07/05/2022

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 07/05/2022

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Referral	1858284	Yes
Inspection	1575030	Yes

Case Status: CLOSED

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 143024.015

Event: 01/21/2022

Employee clearing jam bruises hand when caught in punch moun

At 7:30 p.m. on January 21, 2022, an employee was working on a product line when a box got stuck in the SwitchBack Tray Former machine. The employee tried reaching into the machine to free the box when he caught his hand in the punch mount. The employee incurred bruising and contusions to his left hand, requiring hospitalization.

Keywords: Catch Point, Caught By, Contusion, Energized, Finger, Forming Machine, Guard, Hand, Jammed, Machine Guarding, Machine operator, Misjudgment, Misjudgment of Hazardous Situation, Multi-employer Worksite, Multiemployer, Punch Press, Reaching, Unguarded, Work Surface

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	1574177.015	20	M	Hospitalized injury		Laborers, except construction

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