Woman dies after her clothing gets caught in raisin machine
SANGER, Calif. — A woman died Friday after her clothing got caught in a raisin processing machine in the Central Valley, authorities said.
The 33-year-old woman was working at the Del Rey Packing plant in Sanger, east of Fresno, according to the county Sheriff’s Office.
Her clothing became entangled with a shaft to a cylinder that breaks up bunches of raisins and she struck her head, the California Division of Occupational Safety and Health Administration said in a statement.
She was pronounced dead at the scene. Her name was not immediately released.
The woman was a contract worker and it was her second season at the plant, authorities said.
Cal/OSHA will investigate to determine whether any workplace safety regulations were violated “such as failure to adequately train employees or maintain equipment,†the agency said.
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