LAKE CITY, FLORIDA—
The Scoular Company
Fall to lower level from collapsing structure or equipment 6 to 30 feet · Fractures
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Federal OSHA recorded a severe workplace injury at The Scoular Company, 3830 NW Brown Road, LAKE CITY, FLORIDA 32055 on — Fractures , affecting the Exterior and musculoskeletal structures of the back unspecified.
Final narrative
An employee stepped from a catwalk to an enclosed/guarded rooftop area. The roof gave way and the employee fell through the roof 14 feet to the ground. The employee sustained a fracture in their back.
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On September 27, 2023, at approximately 3:00 p.m., an employee was installing a drive belt in a pulley system when their wrench slipped, resulting in amputation of their right little fingertip.
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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.
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An employee was moving a metal dump pit grate when his finger was pinched between the dump pit grate and the dump pit grate housing, causing a laceration and broken bone that resulted in an amputation.
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