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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2022032587 · 3/23/2022 · Valley Produce, Harvesting & Hauling Co.

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Upper extremities, unspecified
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Caught in running equipment or machinery, unspecified
Source
Special process machinery, unspecified
Secondary source
Blouses, shirts, dresses, trousers, skirts

Employer

Name
Valley Produce, Harvesting & Hauling Co.
Location
Browns Farms Rd, PALM BEACH, FLORIDA, 33480
NAICS
111219
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was working behind the platform cutting and placing romaine lettuce heads on a table. A plastic bag used to package the lettuce flew up into a conveyor belt toward one of the rollers. The employee went to grab the bag and the belt caught the sleeve of his shirt pulling his right arm into the machine and around the roller. The employee suffered fractures and lacerations that required surgery.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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