HALLETTSVILLE, TEXAS—
Simplot Growers' Solution
Entangled in other object or equipment · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Simplot Growers' Solution, 2415 U.S. Hwy 90a, HALLETTSVILLE, TEXAS 77964 on — Fractures, affecting the fingertip(s).
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Final narrative
An employee was holding a chain attached to a gopher machine being lifted by a forklift. The employee's hand was caught in the chain as it was being lifted, fracturing the right ring fingertip.
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