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Crushing injuries

1 hospitalization · 2022010236 · 1/10/2022 · US Sugar Manufacturing

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
Nature of injury
Crushing injuries

Cause

Event
Struck by object falling from vehicle or machinery-other than vehicle part
Source
Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary source
Conveyors-powered, unspecified

Employer

Name
US Sugar Manufacturing
Location
1731 S W.C. Owen Ave, CLEWISTON, FLORIDA, 33440
NAICS
311314
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

An employee was inspecting the inside of a door to a conveyor that had just been cleaned to remove a clog. When he gripped the door, the hinges broke loose from the welds. The door fell, and the employee was trapped between it and a handrail. He suffered a crushed left index finger.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine
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