Firefighters Rescue Man Who Fell Into Industrial Tortilla Maker
INCIDENT DATE/TIME: 8-16-24 10:06 am
LOCATION: 425 S. 30th St
AREA/CITY: San Diego
DETAILS:
- A male employee of the Sawaya Brother Market was using an industrial-sized tortilla-making machine when he fell into the top of the machine as he was loading dough into the top.
- His arm went all of the way and got stuck.
- Other employees rushed to shut off the machine.
- Firefighters arrived, and they had to disassemble the machine to remove the victim and had to prop him up as he was hanging from the top of the machine.
- It took close to 1 hour to remove the victim, and he was transported with his arm still stuck inside.
- He has major injuries.
- At one point, the SDFD’s Medical Doctor arrived, and if needed, he would have conducted surgery (amputation) to free the male.
- CalOSHA will be investigating.
- the store owners have closed the market for the day.
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