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American Sugar Refining Company

Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. — Fractures — YONKERS, NEW YORK

HOSPITALIZED — Worker hospitalized after incident at American Sugar Refining Company in YONKERS, NEW YORK
Employer American Sugar Refining Company Report ID 2022042936
Address 1 Federal Street City, State ZIP YONKERS, NEW YORK 10702
Event Date April 2, 2022 Outcome Hospitalized
Nature of Injury Fractures Body Part Forearm(s)
Event Type Struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c. Source of Injury Machine and appliance parts, n.e.c.
Secondary Source Structures, n.e.c.
Industry (NAICS) 311312 Inspection # —
GPS Coordinates 40.92000, -73.90000

Incident Narrative

Employees were reinstalling the frame of a mechanical guard onto a raw sugar mixer. A chain fall was used to position the frame so it's weight was resting on the lower pedestal. The chain block was then unhooked, and an employee used a hammer to position the frame so the top bolt holes would be aligned. The bottom of the frame slipped off the pedestal and the frame fell two feet down onto the employee's right arm causing fractures to the radius and ulna.

Incident Summary

On April 2, 2022, a worker at American Sugar Refining Company in YONKERS, NEW YORK suffered fractures to the forearm(s). The incident was classified as struck by falling object or equipment, n.e.c., with machine and appliance parts, n.e.c. identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.

Context

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