LEICESTER, NEW YORK—
Seneca Foods Corporation
Other fall to lower level less than 6 feet · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at Seneca Foods Corporation, 5705 Route 36, LEICESTER, NEW YORK 14481 on — Fractures , affecting the Arm(s) unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was loosening a pipe fitting using two pipe wrenches from the second step of a step ladder. When one of the pipe wrenches lost its grip on the fitting, the employee lost their balance and fell backward to the concrete floor, fracturing their left arm.
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Seneca Foods Corporation
Forklift drivers were unloading product from a semi trailer. One employee stopped their forklift about 15-20 feet from the back of the trailer, got out, and began adjusting the forklift's forks. Another forklift backed into the employee, who suffered a compound fracture of the left tibia and was hospitalized.
OAKFIELD, WISCONSIN—
Seneca Foods Corporation
An employee was in the janitorial closet rearranging the janitor's cart. She stepped back and tripped over the wheel of the cart, causing her to fall to the ground and sustain a fractured hip.
GILLETT, WISCONSIN—
Seneca Foods Corporation
On October 17, 2023, at 2:30 p.m., an employee was cleaning a combine with a pressure washer when the water jet contacted his gloved hands. The employee suffered a laceration to their finger that required hospitalization.
PRINCEVILLE, ILLINOIS—
SENECA FOODS CORPORATION
An employee was preparing a seed auger for production. After sanitizing the auger trough in the cooker area, the employee was putting the plate guard back in place when they were struck by the turning seed auger. Their finger was fractured and dislocated. The employee's right hand was also lacerated.
CAMBRIA, WISCONSIN—
Seneca Foods Corporation
An employee was on an A-frame ladder, working to remove a pipe valve, when they fell approximately 5 feet to the floor. The employee was hospitalized with a skull fracture.
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