OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221418841

MAGNOLIA FOODS

JURUPA VALLEY, CA· 2021-12-09T00:00:00

Event: Arm, Bypass, Bypass Guard, Conveyor, Crushed, Energized, Food processing, Fracture, Guard, Insufficient Supervision, Jammed, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, Machine Guarding, Maintenance, Material Handling, Open Fracture, Pulled In, Safety Device, Shoulder, Supervision, Unguarded
NAICS: 311412
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345683494
Employer profile: MAGNOLIA FOODS
Summary number: 221418841
Report ID: 0950633

Event description

Employee crushes arm, shoulder when pulled into conveyor

Investigation abstract

At 10:20 p.m. on December 9, 2021, an employee was working on a Lawrence noticed that tortillas were again jamming up the conveyors and attempted to slide one of the tortillas over. As the employee reached into the line, his finger was dragged into the conveyor, and he was unable to stop the equipment. The employee's right arm was pulled into the conveyor as a result. The employee's right shoulder and arm were crushed and he incurred an open right scapular fracture and an injury to his right brachial plexus, requiring hospitalization. Equipment Model 0CC5427-45 Cooling Conveyor equipped with a Model 0TC5409-03 Infeed Boom and Model 0CD5405-01 Discharge. The employee was filling in for an operator who had called off for that shift. The cooling conveyor had been jamming with product and the employee was attempting to unjam it. A coworker (production manager) had checked the cooling room to help identify the source of the problem and determined it was likely caused by issues with the ingredient mixing. The guards on the infeed side of the conveyor had been removed and left off. The employee was left unsupervised to monitor the conveyor. The employee

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 26 M

Event type
2

Occupation code
444

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