AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY, LLC
Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury — TWIN FALLS, IDAHO
| Employer | AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY, LLC | Report ID | 2017010684 |
| Address | 2320 ORCHARD DRIVE EAST | City, State ZIP | TWIN FALLS, IDAHO 83301 |
| Event Date | January 23, 2017 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury | Body Part | Back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified |
| Event Type | Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment | Source of Injury | Ramps, loading docks, dock plates |
| Industry (NAICS) | 311313 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 42.53000, -114.43000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was under a dock plate to change a spring when the dock plate slipped and pinned the employee beneath it. The employee was hospitalized with a back injury.
Incident Summary
On January 23, 2017, a worker at AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY, LLC in TWIN FALLS, IDAHO suffered soreness, pain, hurt-nonspecified injury to the back, including spine, spinal cord, unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with ramps, loading docks, dock plates identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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