Caught in running equipment or machinery during regular operation · Fractures
At a glance
Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury
at BELGIUM BUTTER, NUT & CANDY, LLC, 1100 Grape Avenue, SAINT CLOUD, FLORIDA 34769
on — Fractures, affecting the finger(s), fingernail(s), unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee was processing butter to be formed into specialty items and flower designs. The employee went to grab the shaped butter when their hand was pinched between the rising metallic plate and the top of the machine. They were hospitalized for a right finger fracture at the knuckle that required surgery.
HospitalizedFinger(s), fingernail(s), unspecifiedFood and beverage processing machinery-specialized, n.e.c.
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