A 47-year-old woman working the Sunday shift at David's Allergen Free Cookies in Fairfield, had three fingers crushed by a tart press, police said
Police say a worker at David's Cookies in Fairfield injured three of her fingers Sunday night when they were caught in a tart press. FAIRFIELD -- A 47-year-old woman was hospitalized Sunday night after getting her hand caught in a cookie machine, police said.
The woman was working at David's Cookies in an industrial area around Commerce Road in Fairfield, when three fingers on her right hand were bruised and lacerated after being caught in tart press, said Chief Anthony Manna of the Fairfield Police.
The Passaic resident was working at the tart press at 9:03 p.m., when the machine, used for stamping crusts into shells, became stuck, Manna said.
"She stuck her right hand into the press because there was something stuck in," and the press came down on her fingers, Manna said. "Her fingers were crushed."
The chief said the woman suffered cuts on her right ring finger and pinky, and bruises on her middle finger, and was taken to St. Joseph's Regional Medical Center in Paterson for treatment.
Manna said the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration office in Parsippany was notified of the incident.
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