OSHA Injury Report: General Mills / Gardettos

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Normal operations

What happened

During the loading process of totes in receiving totes travel on a conveyor before being lifted onto a high-speed lift. Before the high-speed lift a rail is installed to create a narrow opening on the conveyor to alleviate totes from turning. Unfortunately a tote had turned 180 degrees before reaching the narrow area of the conveyor. In order to turn the tote back to its correct position the team members have to lock out before getting onto the conveyor. After pushing the tote back to an wider area of the conveyor 2 team members were able to turn the tote back into the proper position. Two team members were utilized for this task due to the product totes weighing approximately 500 pounds. Once the task was completed one team member felt some discomfort in their left shoulder.

Injury or illness

Strain

Object or substance involved

Overexertion

Summary line

Employee injures shoulder while turning ingredient tote in receiving.

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

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