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OSHA Injury Report: Ortega Berry Farms, LLC

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Ortega Berry Farms, LLC in 110 San Juan Rd., Watsonville, CA 95076 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was crew Leader in strawberry farming.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Ortega Berry Farms, LLC
Parent company
Ortega Berry Farms, LLC
Street
110 San Juan Rd.
City
Watsonville
State
CA
ZIP
95076
On-site location
Giberson Struve Ranch

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
23

Before the incident

Employee was lifting a bundle of empty trays overhead.

What happened

While the employee was lifting empty trays overhead onto a vehicle a strong wind blew with the force straining her left shoulder.

Injury or illness

Contusion of left shoulder.

Object or substance involved

Empty trays.

Summary line

Contusion of left shoulder.

Employee and industry

Job description
Crew Leader
SOC code
45-1011 — First-Line Supervisors of Farming, Fishing, and Forestry Workers
NAICS code
111333 — Strawberry farming
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
17
Total hours worked
531314
EIN
770454779
Establishment ID
1079982
Employer case #
6918996

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:15:00.000
Time of incident
11:40:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
22JAN24:23:00:00

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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.