Sugar Manufacturing

Industry Summary

Between 2014 and 2015, the Sugar Manufacturing industry saw employment growth of only 2.57%. There are an average of 130 workers at each of the 96 establishments in the United States. On average over the last five years, the Sugar Manufacturing industry has a slightly higher OSHA reported accident rate (45% more) than the broader Sugar and Confectionery Product Manufacturing Industry

The accident investigation below was opened on Monday, November 19th 2018 by OSHA representitives in Saint Martinville, LA which had occured previously at Louisiana Sugar Cane Co-Op. A 43 year old man working as a Machinery maintenance occupation was killed on the job when the employee's left arm was amputated in conveyor and was killed
OSHA ID111171.015
Accident Date2018-11-18
Accident DegreeFatality
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.
OSHA investigators arrived in TWIN FALLS, ID on Monday, September 26th 2016 and began an accident investigation which had occured previously at AMALGAMATED SUGAR COMPANY, LLC. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the contact with hot objected or substances
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-09-26
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeWhile taking a sample, an employee suffered a heat burn to the back and shoulder.
On Tuesday, September 20th 2016 OSHA reps took a report of a serious accident in FORT MORGAN, CO which had occured previously at Western Sugar Cooperative. A employee working as a was injured on the job when the caught in running equipment or machinery during maintenance, cleaning
OSHA IDSevere Injury Report
Accident Date2016-09-20
Accident DegreeInjury
NarrativeTwo employees installed a new mud press belt. The employees were in the process of installing the mud wash box. In the process of removing the bolts from the bearing pillow block on the redirect roller, the remaining tension on the new belt and residual in air bag belt tensioning system pulled and twisted the redirect roller forward into the water flush line union. The force and motion of the redirect roller bearing pillow block pushed the employee's hand between the adjustable wrench (crescent wrench) and the water flush line union. The employee immediately removed his hand from the leather glove and noticed the pinky finger was smashed and suffered a partial skin amputation.

OSHA Inspection Activity

Accident Rate

5 Year Average
19.54
Last 12 Months
0

Reporting Statistics

Inspection Records: 213
7.7%
Inspection Rate: 20.41
Violation Records:
Accident Records: 24

Common Tools/Equipment

Injury

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Location of Accident

Task being performed