Stephens Enterprises, Inc.
2025-07-14 · BRIDGEVILLE, DELAWARE
Final narrative
On July 14, 2025, an employee was walking down a ramp next to a pallet grinder after dumping a bin of pallet pieces into it. A 3-foot board flew out of the grinder and struck his head when he was about 12 feet away from the machine. He suffered cuts to the forehead and face and was hospitalized.
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