Cake Boss star Buddy Valastro has shared more details with his fans on his recovery since experiencing a severe hand injury back in September.Valastro, who is famous for baking extravagant cakes for Carlo’s Bakery, is the star of the TLC reality show. He was not scheduled to work that evening and had no work duties to perform while he was in the facility. The Food Network star's hand was impaled after getting it stuck in the bowling pinsetter, a representative for his company confirmed to Fox News on Wednesday. Neither the current or former owners maintained detailed equipment maintenance records. Carlo's Bakery's spokesperson Michael Ciullo told USA TODAY that the famed pastry chef's … The 17-year old deceased worker was determined to be bowling for recreation with his friends and was not on work duty at the time of the incident; however, his access to the machine that inflicted the fatal injuries was facilitated by his employment at the facility. Switching the main power located on the StringPin Controller to … Valastro, 43, lightheartedly captioned the photo, referring to his cast. Market data provided by Factset. 10. . Valastro was bowling with his family when there was a malfunction with the bowling pinsetter. Prior to the machine's invention, pinsetters were originally young men (pin boys) stationed at bowling alleys to manually reset pins and return the ball. OKFACE investigators found no objective evidence that the facility had a formal safety program or written safety policies, procedures or work practices. ©2021 FOX News Network, LLC. He underwent surgery earlier this week. The injury came from a bowling accident that took place at his family's New Jersey home ... A representative for Buddy told PEOPLE the injury was caused by a malfunction with the bowling pinsetter. Title 29 Code of Federal Regulations, Part 1910 (Occupational Safety and Health Standards), Sections 145, 147 and 212. Employers of bowling facilities should ensure that persons who are not working at the bowling facility and employees who are not properly trained to work on the machinery do not have access to the machine room. 3. Prior to performing service work underneath the setting table, place a jack stand or other suitable support under the center of the table. Buddy suffered the horrific injury when a pinsetter in his home bowling alley malfunctioned, trapping his hand inside the unit as he tried to release the bowling pin from the cage mechanism. Pinsetter is Ready for Bowling 1 STRING wAGON 2 PINSETTER 3 MAGNET 4 HOME SwITCH 1. An immediate call was placed to 911. FACE is a research program of the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH), Division of Safety Research. The Oklahoma Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation (OKFACE) is an occupational fatality surveillance project to determine the epidemiology of all fatal work-related injuries and identify and recommend prevention strategies. David Geiger, an employee at Northwest Lanes in Fairfield, OH, was killed Nov. 5, 2014, when he was trying to retrieve a bowling ball from the lane. Nancy Romano, M.S., CSHM Recommendation #3: Employers should establish an adequate safety training program, including written policies and procedures and performance review. Murrey International is the industry leader for eco-friendly and sustainable bowling products. Even for 10-pin bowling, we see the string pinsetter’s popularity taking off in Germany, Romania, Russia, Luxembourg, India, China, Mexico, and Brazil. Although he was employed by the bowling facility, he was not working at the time of the incident, but was bowling with friends. NIOSH During an interview on the TODAY show, Valastro explained how the accident happened. The famous baker suffered the gruesome injury Sunday while spending some QT with his family in the bowling alley in their home. After bowling for a short time on the southernmost lane next to the walkway to the machine room, which is behind the lanes, the employee’s friends moved a few feet from the bowling area to play billiards while the employee continued to bowl alone. ©2021 FOX News Network, LLC. Two employees, one of whom was under eighteen years of age, were on duty at the facility when the fatal incident occurred. 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