CLEWISTON, FLORIDA—
UNITED STATES SUGAR CORPORATION
Pedestrian struck by rail vehicle-transportation incident · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at UNITED STATES SUGAR CORPORATION, 111 PONCE DE LEON AVE, CLEWISTON, FLORIDA 33440 on — Fractures, affecting the foot (feet), unspecified.
Final narrative
On or about 1/8/15 at 12:10 a.m., an employee was working between two boxcars located on a private railroad when the cars began to move. The employee tried to get out from between the cars when one of the cars pinched his left foot, resulting in fractures.
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