Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Name: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries at United States Sugar Savannah Refinery, LLC
Start: 8/3/2024

1 hospitalization · 2024087073 · 8/3/2024 · United States Sugar Savannah Refinery, LLC

Severity

Hospitalized: 1
Amputation: 0
Loss of eye: 0
Body part: Multiple trunk locations
Nature of injury: Multiple severe wounds and internal injuries

Cause

Event: Injured by object held or wielded by person
Source: Cleaning handtools n.e.c.
Secondary source: Machinery unspecified

Employer

Name: United States Sugar Savannah Refinery, LLC
Location: 201 Oxnard Drive, PORT WENTWORTH, GEORGIA, 31407
NAICS: 311314
Jurisdiction: 1

Narrative

An employee was washing down a gate leading to a centrifuge machine when the wash rod made contact with a machine. The wash rod kicked back, striking the employee in the left chest area. The employee sustained fractured ribs and internal bruising.

Source

Authoritative: OSHA Severe Injury Reports
Machine: JSON-LD · Markdown