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OSHA Injury Report: Pineland Farms Potato Company

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Pineland Farms Potato Company in 115 Presque Isle Road PO Box 390, Mars Hill, ME 4758 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was production Associate in prepared meals, perishable, packaged for individual resale.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Pineland Farms Potato Company
Parent company
Pineland Farms Potato Company
Street
115 Presque Isle Road PO Box 390
City
Mars Hill
State
ME
ZIP
4758
On-site location
North Kitchen Blancher under the air lock

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Before the incident

Prepping for clean in [REDACTED].

What happened

Standing on the metal ladder while foaming and EE 's right foot slipped. Went to catch their self the foaming hose caught the edge of the blancher sprayed back into EE 's face. Sprayed under face shield and safety glasses.

Injury or illness

Burn-Chemical (Eye-Left)

Object or substance involved

Chemical splashing in eye.

Summary line

Standing on the metal ladder while foaming employee 's right foot slipped and when they went to catch themselves the foaming hose caught the edge of the blancher and sprayed employee in their face.

Employee and industry

Job description
Production Associate
SOC code
51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
NAICS code
311991 — Prepared meals, perishable, packaged for individual resale
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
165
Total hours worked
327573
Establishment ID
898284
Employer case #
25_6913

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
11:00
Filing year
2025
Submitted
06JAN26:17:47:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.