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Worker injured at Calif. fruit processing plant
The Associated Press
Last Updated 11:01 am PDT Wednesday, October 8, 2008
YUBA CITY, Calif. -- Authorities are investigating an accident that severely injured a 25-year-old man when his head became caught in a food-processing machine.
A spokeswoman with the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health says preliminary reports show the worker's head was crushed by equipment that washes fruit at Sunsweet Growers Inc.
The worker was taken from the Yuba City plant to Sutter Roseville Medical Center in Roseville. His name and condition have not been released.
Erika Monterraza, the Cal-OSHA spokeswoman, told the Appeal-Democrat of Marysville that the worker has a heartbeat.
Sunsweet President Arthur Driscoll did not immediately return a phone call Wednesday by The Associated Press.
http://www.sacbee.com/114/story/1298448.html
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Worker Loses Leg In Winery Accident
Oct 8, 2008 7:47 am US/Pacific
SAN MARTIN, Calif. (AP) ― A worker in a Santa Clara County winery has lost a leg in a work-related accident.
A Santa Clara County fire official says the 20-year-old man's right leg became caught in a piece of equipment while he worked at ASV Wines in San Martin on Monday night.
A trauma surgeon and an anesthesiologist were flown in by helicopter from a San Jose hospital.
Officials say the doctors amputated the man's leg at mid-thigh at the scene, then helped remove him from the machine.
The worker was taken to Valley Medical Center in San Jose. His name and condition have not been released.
http://cbs13.com/local/winery.accident.leg.2.835345.html
Worker injured at Calif. fruit processing plant
The Associated Press
Last Updated 11:01 am PDT Wednesday, October 8, 2008
YUBA CITY, Calif. -- Authorities are investigating an accident that severely injured a 25-year-old man when his head became caught in a food-processing machine.
A spokeswoman with the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health says preliminary reports show the worker's head was crushed by equipment that washes fruit at Sunsweet Growers Inc.
The worker was taken from the Yuba City plant to Sutter Roseville Medical Center in Roseville. His name and condition have not been released.
Erika Monterraza, the Cal-OSHA spokeswoman, told the Appeal-Democrat of Marysville that the worker has a heartbeat.
Sunsweet President Arthur Driscoll did not immediately return a phone call Wednesday by The Associated Press.
http://www.sacbee.com/114/story/1298448.html
and...
Worker Loses Leg In Winery Accident
Oct 8, 2008 7:47 am US/Pacific
SAN MARTIN, Calif. (AP) ― A worker in a Santa Clara County winery has lost a leg in a work-related accident.
A Santa Clara County fire official says the 20-year-old man's right leg became caught in a piece of equipment while he worked at ASV Wines in San Martin on Monday night.
A trauma surgeon and an anesthesiologist were flown in by helicopter from a San Jose hospital.
Officials say the doctors amputated the man's leg at mid-thigh at the scene, then helped remove him from the machine.
The worker was taken to Valley Medical Center in San Jose. His name and condition have not been released.
http://cbs13.com/local/winery.accident.leg.2.835345.html
