Worker Seriously Injured at American Crystal Sugar Plant
A replacement worker at American Crystal Sugar Co.ās East Grand Forks, Minn., plant was seriously injured last month, suffering severe burns when he was hit with hot liquid that spewed from a tank, according to news reports .
The company has been operating with replacement workers since it locked out its highly trained 1,300 member workforce in August 2011. The locked-out workers are members of the Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers ( BCTGM ) and worked at plants in Iowa, Minnesota and North Dakota.


