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OSHA Injury Report: KERN PLANT

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at KERN PLANT in 28801 HWY 58, BAKERSFIELD, CA 93312 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was pACKAGING MACHINE OPERATOR in other Snack Food Manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
KERN PLANT
Parent company
FRITO LAY INC
Street
28801 HWY 58
City
BAKERSFIELD
State
CA
ZIP
93312
On-site location
Packaging

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
128

Before the incident

Changeover

What happened

EE states he was closing the back seal latch with his hand on the top of the door causing an open fracture on his left distal Phalynx

Injury or illness

Fracture

Object or substance involved

Bagmaker

Summary line

Open fracture of left distal [REDACTED] due to caught in between latch when closing

Employee and industry

Job description
PACKAGING MACHINE OPERATOR
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
311919 — Other Snack Food Manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
876
Total hours worked
1538338
EIN
270659583
Establishment ID
1208448
Employer case #
4A2408F782

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
0:00
Time of incident
2:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
03MAR2025:14:22:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.