Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing

NarrativeAt 1:30 a.m. on November 18, 2018, an employee was using a high pressure air hose to blow bagass material off of the moving conveyer belt. The air hose and other material became caught in the moving conveyer. The employee's arm became caught in the hose and was pulled into the rotating conveyer roller and belt. The employee's left arm was severed from his body. The employee was killed.

NarrativeAt 5:50 p.m. on November 10, 2017, Employee #1 was helping assist the operator clear a jam on the Yeaman machine. The guard on the machine was inadequate, and allowed enough space for her hand and fingers to enter. The employees latex glove became caught in the rollers and took her fingers into the machine, while it was running. Employee #1's left index fingertip was amputated. This was her first day on this machine.

NarrativeAt 6:30 p.m. on October 6, 2017, an employee was working on the C4A hard candy line in the C-7 Kitchen. As she was waiting for a new batch to come through the line, she removed a guard to the infeed assembly to extract a piece of candy, measuring 2 to 3 inches, to prevent it from hardening or causing issues in the press. As she reached into the infeed section with her left hand, the cutting knife activated and partially amputated her left index finger.