UNITED STATES SUGAR CORPORATION

An employee was walking on an uneven surface in the field when they tripped and fell on the ground. The employee sustained a fractured knee.

An employee was cleaning tandems with a hot water hose. While cleaning his left boot with the hot water, he sustained second and third degree burns on the left ankle.

An employee was driving a tractor up a trailer ramp when the tractor started going backwards and rolled over. The employee was struck by the tractor and suffered a pelvic fracture.

An employee was removing bagasse from a machine. A pry bar pinched off the employee's right little fingertip.

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.

An employee was operating a forklift and unloading a truck. After the truck was unloaded, the employee got off the forklift and proceeded to adjust the dock plate with a hook tool. The dock plate slipped and the employee went to adjust the plate with their hand when their left middle finger got caught. Their finger was amputated above the first joint.

An employee was rotating a carbide granulator blade when his finger was caught between the blade and a stationary part of the machine. The employee's right middle finger was partially amputated and they suffered an avulsion to the right ring fingertip.

An employee was using a CNC metal lathe machine in manual mode to check that the thread blocking tool made contact with the jaws. As the employee was manually spinning the spindle, his index fingertip was crushed between the spindle's jaws and the grooving insert, resulting in a fingertip amputation.

During a material handling operation, an employee's fingertip was caught under an air conditioning unit as the unit was lowered onto a cart. The employee's fingertip was amputated.

An employee was removing a bolt from a tractor hub when their right index finger was caught between the hub and the frame. The employee's fingertip was crushed and the employee was hospitalized.

An employee was clearing a mud line on a clarifier used for sugarcane manufacturing. A valve was open and mud that was remaining in the line flowed onto the employee causing burns to his stomach and inner thigh area.

An employee was removing boxes from a flatbed farm truck. The employee fell from the truck's bed to the ground and suffered a broken left knee.

An employee was walking on an uneven surface in the field when they tripped and fell on the ground. The employee sustained a fractured knee.

An employee was crossing the street as a traffic spotter when they were struck by a moving truck, causing fractures to their face and neck.

An employee was driving a tractor pulling a sugarcane harvester on a flatbed trailer. While on the road, the harvester contacted an internet service line that was energized. The employee exited the tractor and climbed on the steps of the harvester to check for damage. The employee received an electrical shock causing him to fall from the steps of the harvester to the ground. The employee sustained electrical burns to the chest, back, and leg. He also sustained a laceration to the head and three broken ribs.

An employee was helping a coworker transport a tall palm tree with a mini skid steer. The employee was severely shocked by a high-voltage electrical wire above the ground.

An employee was retrieving a Christmas tree from a shelf using a ladder. He missed a step and fell to the concrete floor. He sustained injury to his head and wrist.

An employee was inspecting a generator whose radiator was leaking. He slipped, and a fan blade in the generator amputated his thumb and index finger.

An employee was operating an agricultural tractor during sugarcane harvesting. The employee sustained a lumbar sprain due to vibration or motion from the tractor.

An employee was moving a 3-ton condensing unit, strapped down on a dolly, out of a garage. The strap broke, causing the employee to fall backward onto the brick pavered driveway. The employee suffered injury to a spinal ligament in the neck.