NORCROSS, GEORGIA—
Ole' Mexican Foods, Inc.
Caught in or compressed by equipment or objects, unspecified · Amputations
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Ole' Mexican Foods, Inc., 6585 Crescent Drive, NORCROSS, GEORGIA 30071 on — Amputations, affecting the fingertip(s).
Final narrative
An employee was evaluating the tension on the belt of a machine located on the flour line. While adjusting the belt, the employee's left thumb tip was caught and amputated between the belt and the machine.
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NORCROSS, GEORGIA—
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An employee was inserting corn tortillas into a corn cutting machine. The machine's air piston released and came down onto her left thumb, resulting in an amputation.
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An employee was clearing an obstruction in a conveyor when his arm was pulled into the rollers of the conveyor. He suffered lacerations to the left arm and was hospitalized.
NORCROSS, GEORGIA—
Ole' Mexican Foods, Inc.
An employee was entering a trailer in a docking area when a driver moved the trailer forward and the employee fell between the dock and the trailer. The driver moved the trailer back into place and the employee became pinned, resulting in multiple fractures to their spine, pelvis, rib, and shoulder.
NORCROSS, GEORGIA—
Ole Mexican Foods Inc.
An employee was changing out the wire that goes onto the cutter of a corn machine. The employee's hand slipped off the wire and the wire snapped back and struck their right eye causing a puncture to the eyeball and the bottom eyelid.
NORCROSS, GEORGIA—
Ole' Mexican Foods, Inc.
An employee was positioning tortillas on a cooling conveyor belt. The machine caught and pulled on his hand, tearing a muscle in his right shoulder. He was hospitalized. The machine was guarded at the time of the incident.
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