Buffalo, NY · 2023-03-13

OSHA Injury Report: US Sugar Co., LLC

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On 2023-03-13, an injury at US Sugar Co., LLC in 692 Bailey Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14206 resulted in days away from work. Employee was operator in sugar, cane, manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment: US Sugar Co., LLC
Parent company: American Sugar Refining Co.
Street: 692 Bailey Avenue
City: Buffalo
State: NY
ZIP: 14206
On-site location: 3rd Floor Production Area

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Days away from work (code 2)
Type: Injury (code 1)
Days away from work: 3

Before the incident

Employee was working on production line and noticed the Piab (vacuum) not working correctly

What happened

Employee was twisting and pulling [REDACTED] the extension suddenly became lose and the momentum of pulling caused him to pull the metal extension piece directly into the left side of his head below the left temple.

Injury or illness

Concussion Head Brain Left Side

Object or substance involved

The metal extension on the Piab

Summary line

Concussion Head-Brain Left Side

Employee and industry

Job description: Operator
SOC code: 51-9199: Production Workers, All Other
NAICS code: 311314: Sugar, cane, manufacturing
NAICS vintage: 2022
Employees at this establishment (2023 average): 134
Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total): 263,080
EIN: 161327572
Establishment ID: 613978
Employer case #: 2023-001

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2023-03-13
Shift started: 06:00
Time of incident: 07:45
Filing year: 2023
Submitted to OSHA: 2024-02-29

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.

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