Fruit of the Earth
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS
| Employer | Fruit of the Earth | Report ID | 2018054289 |
| Address | 1430 Ave R | City, State ZIP | GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS 75050 |
| Event Date | May 3, 2018 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Conveyors-powered, unspecified |
| Industry (NAICS) | 325620 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 32.78000, -97.03000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was attempting to clear a jam on an elevator conveyor and caught their hand in the conveyor resulting in soft tissue damage.
Incident Summary
On May 3, 2018, a worker at Fruit of the Earth in GRAND PRAIRIE, TEXAS suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with conveyors-powered, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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