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OSHA Injury Report: Bay State Milling Winona Plant

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Bay State Milling Winona Plant in 55 Franklin Street, Winona, MN 55987 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was bulk Loader in flour mills, cereals grains (except breakfast cereals, rice).

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Bay State Milling Winona Plant
Parent company
Bay State Milling Company
Street
55 Franklin Street
City
Winona
State
MN
ZIP
55987
On-site location
Drop Tank Building

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
6

Before the incident

Preparing to load a bulk trailer

What happened

The bulk truck entered the drop tank building with it 's safety bar upright. The bar got wedged into the drop tank safety railing. The employee tried to manually pull the bar out and felt pain in his lower back.

Injury or illness

Lower back pain

Object or substance involved

Force of trying to pry bar free

Summary line

Lower back pain trying to pry metal rail loose

Employee and industry

Job description
Bulk Loader
SOC code
53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
NAICS code
311211 — Flour mills, cereals grains (except breakfast cereals, rice)
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
107
Total hours worked
249750
Establishment ID
181605
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
22:38:00.000
Time of incident
8:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
01FEB24:18:50:00

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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 — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.