Evergreen Sweetener
Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning — Crushing injuries — SANFORD, FLORIDA
| Employer | Evergreen Sweetener | Report ID | 2023098463 |
| Address | 2200 Country club rd | City, State ZIP | SANFORD, FLORIDA 32771 |
| Event Date | September 13, 2023 | Outcome | Hospitalized |
| Nature of Injury | Crushing injuries | Body Part | Hand(s), unspecified |
| Event Type | Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning | Source of Injury | Packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery |
| Industry (NAICS) | 333241 | Inspection # | — |
| GPS Coordinates | 28.78000, -81.29000 | ||
Incident Narrative
An employee was filling bulk bags of sugar. He went to clean a magnet on a sugar packaging machine and his right hand was caught and crushed by the machine.
Incident Summary
On September 13, 2023, a worker at Evergreen Sweetener in SANFORD, FLORIDA suffered crushing injuries to the hand(s), unspecified. The incident was classified as caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning, with packaging, wrapping, bundling machinery identified as the source of injury. The worker was hospitalized.
Context
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