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UNITED STATES SUGAR CORPORATION

Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment — Fractures — MOORE HAVEN, FLORIDA

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at UNITED STATES SUGAR CORPORATION in MOORE HAVEN, FLORIDA
Employer UNITED STATES SUGAR CORPORATION Report ID 2017032146
Address Moore Haven 3 Loading Station, US 27 North City, State ZIP MOORE HAVEN, FLORIDA 33471
Event Date March 8, 2017 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Hand(s), unspecified
Event Type Compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment Source of Injury Trailers
Industry (NAICS) 111930 Inspection # 1217634
GPS Coordinates 26.83000, -81.10000

Incident Narrative

An employee was changing a tire on a fuel trailer using a floor jack. When the employee lowered the trailer, his left hand was caught between the chassis and the tire resulting in fractures that required hospitalization.

Incident Summary

On March 8, 2017, a worker at UNITED STATES SUGAR CORPORATION in MOORE HAVEN, FLORIDA suffered fractures to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as compressed or pinched by shifting objects or equipment, with trailers identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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