World Wide Foods, LLC
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Fractures — BURLEY, IDAHO
| Employer | World Wide Foods, LLC | Report ID | 2022086806 |
| Address | 1825 E 16th St | City, State ZIP | BURLEY, IDAHO 83318 |
| Event Date | August 3, 2022 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Fractures | Body Part | Shoulder(s) and arm(s) |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Machinery, unspecified |
| Secondary Source | Clothing, unspecified | ||
| Industry (NAICS) | 311423 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.53000, -113.77000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was power washing a scrubber machine when the power washer lost pressure. The employee moved closer to the scrubber machine and their clothes became caught in the equipment, pulling their shoulder, collarbone, and forearm into a pinch point. The shoulder, collarbone, and forearm were fractured. Additionally, the skin in these areas was injured.
Incident Summary
On August 3, 2022, a worker at World Wide Foods, LLC in BURLEY, IDAHO suffered fractures to the shoulder(s) and arm(s). The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with machinery, unspecified identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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