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FLORIDA CRYSTALS CORPORATION

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Cuts, lacerations — BELLE GLADE, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at FLORIDA CRYSTALS CORPORATION in BELLE GLADE, FLORIDA
Employer FLORIDA CRYSTALS CORPORATION Report ID 2015086061
Address SR 880 and Atlantic Sugar Mill Rd City, State ZIP BELLE GLADE, FLORIDA 33430
Event Date August 24, 2015 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Cuts, lacerations Body Part Finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Crowbars
Industry (NAICS) 111930 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 26.68000, -80.67000

Incident Narrative

An employee was installing a disc section on a tractor implement when his hand was caught between the pry bar and the implement frame. The employee received deep lacerations to his fourth and fifth fingers. The employee had surgery and was admitted overnight for observation.

Incident Summary

On August 24, 2015, a worker at FLORIDA CRYSTALS CORPORATION in BELLE GLADE, FLORIDA suffered cuts, lacerations to the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with crowbars identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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