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UNITED STATES SUGAR CORPORATION

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — CLEWISTON, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at UNITED STATES SUGAR CORPORATION in CLEWISTON, FLORIDA
Employer UNITED STATES SUGAR CORPORATION Report ID 2016021729
Address 1731 SOUTH WC OWENS AVE. City, State ZIP CLEWISTON, FLORIDA 33440
Event Date February 25, 2016 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Nonclassifiable
Industry (NAICS) 111930 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 26.74000, -80.94000

Incident Narrative

As he was tightening a bolt on a piece of equipment, an employee's left hand was caught and fractured between a piece of metal slat and a sprocket.

Incident Summary

On February 25, 2016, a worker at UNITED STATES SUGAR CORPORATION in CLEWISTON, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with nonclassifiable identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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