Riviana Foods Inc.

An employee was repairing a palletizer and removed some bolts from the palletizer. A piece of metal then slipped and pinned his right ring finger, resulting in a finger amputation.

An employee was attempting to clear a jam in a conveyor system when the chain and sprocket partially amputated the employee's index finger.

An employee was exiting through a door. His hands were between the door jam and the door when the wind blew the door shut on the employee's right thumb, partially amputating the upper tip.

An employee was working at a polisher machine when the conveyor jammed. He reached inside the machine with his left hand and the middle finger was amputated up to the knuckle. The machine was not guarded at the time.

An employee was removing film from packaging equipment and amputated the upper portion of the left thumb in the jaws of the equipment.

An employee was operating a machine when a wire pulled his right glove resulting in amputation of the index and middle fingertips.

An employee was grinding chicken when their right index fingertip was caught in the grinder and amputated.

An employee was sharpening peeler blades when their shirt was caught in the grinding wheel. The employee sustained tendon damage and a crushed right hand.

An employee was passing through a large metal door when the door closed on the employee, resulting in a cracked rib.

An employee was preparing to cut lumber on a panel saw when the clamp engaged and caught the employee's left middle finger, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

On November 21, 2024, at approximately 7:55 a.m., an employee was getting onto a manlift on the fourth floor while holding two scoop shovels. As he stepped onto the lift, the shovels got caught on the floor, causing him to slip off the step and grab the floor. The employee fell to the concrete third floor, resulting in 4 fractured right ribs and 3 fractured left ribs. He also dislocated his right shoulder.

An employee was exiting a manlift when his left foot slipped and he fell off the manlift step, fracturing his pelvis.

An employee was riding a manlift up from the ground floor when they fell several feet from the manlift to the floor. The employee sustained a fractured left femur.

An employee was changing out a flex hose at a soaking tank when part of a T-valve burst on the soaking tank, resulting in burns to their torso from the hot water.

An employee was cleaning a grain bin when his left foot was caught by the pull-off auger, resulting in the amputation of the foot.

After cutting a slab of beef short ribs, an employee turned to grab the pieces he had cut and his right hand contacted the saw blade. The employee sustained an amputation to his right index finger.

An employee was unloading a carpet pad from a truck when they fell from the truck dock to the concrete below, resulting in five fractured ribs and an injury to their left lung.

An employee was inspecting flares processes. The employee received burns to the front side of the body, face and arm from the flares.

An employee was removing plastic material from a production line when the machine cycled and amputated his left index, ring, and little fingers.

An employee was walking up a walkway to enter a building through the back entrance when she tripped over the lip of the cement ramp. The employee fell and sustained a fractured right hip.