Caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at The Scoular Company, 9282 97 Lane, LIVE OAK, FLORIDA 32060
on — Fractures, affecting the lower leg(s).
Final narrative
An employee was attempting to free a stuck paddle on a molasses mixing machine when the machine energized and fractured the employee's lower leg.
HospitalizedLower leg(s)Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage
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