Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Name: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures at Ole Mexican Foods Inc.
Start: 11/25/2024

1 hospitalization · 20241110958 · 11/25/2024 · Ole Mexican Foods Inc.

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Eye(s)
Nature of injury: Cuts, lacerations, punctures without injury to internal structures

Cause

Event: Struck by propelled, falling, or suspended object unspecified
Source: Wire, cables nonelectrified
Secondary source: Food and beverage processing machinery unspecified

Employer

Name: Ole Mexican Foods Inc.
Location: 6485 Crescent Drive, NORCROSS, GEORGIA, 30071
NAICS: 311830
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was changing out the wire that goes onto the cutter of a corn machine. The employee's hand slipped off the wire and the wire snapped back and struck their right eye causing a puncture to the eyeball and the bottom eyelid.

Source

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