Briefs on workplace injury reports, OSHA and Cal/OSHA citations, fires and cargo theft involving tortilla plants and their products. Each brief cites the agency record or news report it is based on. 5 stories, newest first.
Puebla authorities on June 11, 2026, announced the arrest of nine men tied to an armed cargo hijacking near Huejotzingo. Officers recovered a stolen tractocamión and packages of tortillas and tostadas at an irregular corralón; no death was reported in cited coverage.
A federal OSHA severe-injury report dated Aug. 11, 2025, records a hospitalized left-thumb amputation at Olé Mexican Foods’ Plant 1 in Norcross, Ga. An employee inserting corn tortillas into a corn-cutting machine was injured when an air piston descended onto the thumb.
Cal/OSHA opened a Fatality/Catastrophe inspection at Gruma Corporation’s Fresno tortilla plant on April 18, 2025, and issued eight citations totaling $117,750 on July 21. Aggregator records list machine-guarding and related standards; open news did not identify a named worker fatality.
A roof fire broke out about 4:14 p.m. July 10, 2025, at La Rosa Tortilla Factory, 26 Menker Street, Watsonville, Calif. Firefighters extinguished it quickly; the city said the fire originated in an oven. No injuries were reported.
Cal/OSHA opened an Accident inspection at Mission Foods’ Commerce, Calif., plant on Feb. 3, 2025, and issued two serious citations totaling $30,935 on May 13 for hazardous-energy control and belt/pulley guarding. The company contested both citations June 12.