Amputations

Name: Amputations at Wonderful Citrus Packing LLC
Start: 12/15/2023

1 amputation · 20231211413 · 12/15/2023 · Wonderful Citrus Packing LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 0
Amputation: 1
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Fingertip(s)
Nature of injury: Amputations

Cause

Event: Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
Source: Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery
Secondary source: Belts, gloves, neckties, scarves

Employer

Name: Wonderful Citrus Packing LLC
Location: 4000 East Goodwin Road, MISSION, TEXAS, 78574
NAICS: 311991
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was working on a production line for citrus packing. A box with product in it became jammed in the bottom chain of a conveyor. As the employee went to free it, the rotating equipment got a hold of his glove and the employee suffered a fingertip amputation.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown