Nonclassifiable · Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at Mckee Foods Corporation, 10835 N I-35 Frontage Road, SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78233
on — Traumatic injuries and disorders, unspecified, affecting the nonclassifiable.
Final narrative
An employee was taking a break after helping to unload materials when they passed out, resulting in hospitalization.
An employee had just finished unloading material from a truck. He was descending using the truck's built-in ladder when he missed the last rung, fell to the ground, and broke his hip and left wrist.
An employee was cleaning a butterfly valve on top of a sugar mixer when his right hand was crushed by the valve. The employee sustained fractures, tendon damage, and stitches to the palm on the right hand. The valve was not locked out/tagged out at the time.
An employee was adding cases of product onto a conveyor from a wooden float board (a flat laminated board approximately 4 feet by 4 feet) that was on top of a half pallet on the floor. The employee was removing an empty float board from the half pallet when they tripped on the half pallet and fell against the conveyor. Their head struck a mounting bracket (about 3 inches off the floor) that mounts a piece of equipment associated with the conveyor to the floor. The employee sustained an intracerebral hemorrhage, a laceration to the forehead requiring 17 stitches, a fractured nose, and multiple neck fractures.
An employee was about to spray lubricant onto the chain and sprockets of a conveyor belt. He fell forward and his right index finger was caught in the moving chain and sprockets. The finger was amputated at the first knuckle.
On September 25, 2023, an employee was working in the body department installing doors, hoods, and tailgates. The employee finished their shift and was hospitalized later that evening for a back injury.
While attending the slab line, an employee observed that dough was accumulating on the plastic blades. He proceeded to clean the blades. His left index finger came into contact with an adjacent blade that moves laterally (left to right), resulting in a partial amputation.
A sanitation employee entered the chemical room and slipped on the wet floor. When he slipped, he kicked over a bucket containing cleaning chemicals. The chemicals splashed onto the employee's clothing and burned his skin.
An employee's right middle fingertip was caught between a chain and a sprocket in a machine. The fingertip was amputated. The machine was unguarded at the time.
An employee had just finished unloading material from a truck. He was descending using the truck's built-in ladder when he missed the last rung, fell to the ground, and broke his hip and left wrist.
An employee was using a handheld grinder to cut a bolt. The grinding wheel broke apart and a fragment struck the employee s right hand, causing a laceration to the palm near the little finger.
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 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.