Priority Workforce, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Nov 2, 2020: Employee fractures leg when struck by falling bin

At 7:30 a.m. on November 20, 2020, an employee was sorting food waste in a sorting pit. A coworker was operating a forklift and lifted a trash bin without securing the bin to the forklift. As the coworker moved the forklift in reverse, the tires were on a bag of poultry which prevented the forklift from reversing. The trash bin fell from the forks, striking the employee and fracturing his leg. He was hospitalized.

Incident on Oct 9, 2019: Employee incurs burns after stepping in unguarded drain

At 3:00 p.m. on October 9, 2019, an employee who worked for a staffing agency was cleaning cables in a raw vegetable area of a food manufacturing facility. The employee stepped inside an uncovered drain (floor opening) that contained hot water and cleaning agent. The employee incurred 2nd and 3rd degree burns to his ankle and was hospitalized.

Incident on Oct 2, 2018: Employee's fingers are crushed by rollers, later amputated

At 8:50 p.m. on October 2, 2018, Employee #1 was cleaning the in-running dough rollers of a pasta dough machine with a rag. He did not lift the guard, which stops the rollers. The rag, followed by his two fingers of his left hand were pulled into the in-running rollers and crushed. The two fingers had to be surgically amputated and the employee was hospitalized for treatment.