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OSHA Injury Report: Portales Shelling

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Portales Shelling in 620 E Lime St, Portales, NM 88130 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was production Manager in postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning).

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Portales Shelling
Parent company
Hampton Farms Portales Select
Street
620 E Lime St
City
Portales
State
NM
ZIP
88130
On-site location
Shelling plant

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
4

Before the incident

Dumping hopper into pit.

What happened

Employee was turning the crank handle to open the hopper door to empty peanuts into the pit handle slipped from his hands and swung back hitting him in the head causing a laceration and swelling.

Injury or illness

Concussion contusion

Object or substance involved

Crank handle that opens the door on the bottom of a hopper trailer.

Summary line

Employee was turning the crank handle to open the hopper door to empty peanuts into the pit handle slipped from his hands and swung back hitting him in the head causing a laceration and swelling.

Employee and industry

Job description
Production Manager
SOC code
11-9013 — Farmers, Ranchers, and Other Agricultural Managers
NAICS code
115114 — Postharvest Crop Activities (except Cotton Ginning)
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
94
Total hours worked
174409
EIN
560579564
Establishment ID
1135889
Employer case #
3420230000

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
7:50:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
17FEB24:17:20:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.