OSHA Accident Investigation · Summary #221430077

WEST COAST BERRY FARMS, LLC

OXNARD, CA· 2021-08-20T00:00:00

Event: Agriculture, Agriculture Machinery/Vehicle, Arm, Caught By, Cleaning, Conveyor, Conveyor Belt, Farm, Farm Machinery, Farm worker, Fracture, Glove, Hand, Lockout, Lockout/Tagout, PPE, PPE Hazard Assessment, Pinch Point, Pinched, Power Roller, Pulled In, Roller Conveyor, Roller--Mach/Part, Struck By
NAICS: 111333
Inspection type: Accident-driven
Activity number: #345651046
Employer profile: WEST COAST BERRY FARMS, LLC
Summary number: 221430077
Report ID: 0950643

Event description

Employee fractures arm and hand when pulled in cleaning conv

Investigation abstract

At 11:30 p.m. on August 20, 2021, an employee working for a strawberry farm was performing sanitation operations on a conveyor belt. The employee was washing down the equipment with a pressure hose when his glove got caught between the roller and the belt. The glove became entangled, causing the employee's arm to be pulled into the moving roller and belt. The employee was hospitalized to treat a fractured arm and hand.

Victim

#1 Hospitalized Age 42 M

Event type
1

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