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OSHA Injury Report: Portales Shelling

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Portales Shelling in 620 E Lime St, Portales, NM 88130 resulted in days away from work. Employee was dump Pit Operator 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
Dump Pit

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
2

Before the incident

Cleaning out a dump pit.

What happened

There was a skunk in the dump pit the employee was cleaning and he trapped the skink in a bag. While doing so the skunk bit him on his right hand mikkle finger.

Injury or illness

Puncture from an animal bite.

Object or substance involved

Wild animal. (skunk)

Summary line

There was a skunk in the feed tank outside that [REDACTED] was cleaning with another employee [REDACTED] trapped the skunk in a bag when doing so the skunk bit him on he right hand middle finger.

Employee and industry

Job description
Dump Pit Operator
SOC code
45-2091 — Agricultural Equipment Operators
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
6:30:00.000
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.