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OSHA Injury Report: Caro Factory

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Caro Factory in 725 S. Almer, Caro, MI 48723 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was welder in granulated beet sugar manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Caro Factory
Parent company
Michigan Sugar Company
Street
725 S. Almer
City
Caro
State
MI
ZIP
48723
On-site location
Dirt hopper on piler #5

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
27

Before the incident

Using a slide hammer on dirt [REDACTED]

What happened

Pinched middle finger on right hand with the working end of a slide hammer.

Injury or illness

Laceration right middle finger

Object or substance involved

Slide hammer

Summary line

Crush injury right middle finger - EE was using a slide hammer and pinched finger in teh working end of hammer.

Employee and industry

Job description
Welder
SOC code
51-4121 — Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Braze-rs
NAICS code
311313 — Granulated beet sugar manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
222
Total hours worked
396612
EIN
383561416
Establishment ID
43109
Employer case #
CA05

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
14:25
Filing year
2024
Submitted
04FEB2025:12:31:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.