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OSHA Injury Report: Red Star Yeast

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Red Star Yeast in 13211 US Hwy 431 South, Headland, AL 36345 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was maintenance Technician in yeast manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Red Star Yeast
Parent company
Red Star Yeast Company
Street
13211 US Hwy 431 South
City
Headland
State
AL
ZIP
36345
On-site location
Fermentation Processing

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Walking from production plant to maintenance shop

What happened

At approximately [REDACTED] a maintenance employee was walking from production plant to maintenance shop when liquid splashed out of U drain hitting employee on lower left leg. Employee immediately grabbed a nearby by water hose to wash off affected area. He continued washing the area by removing clothing and showering.

Injury or illness

2nd & 3rd degree burns to lower left leg

Object or substance involved

Hot water splashing out of U drain

Summary line

2nd & 3rd degree burn to lower left leg

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance Technician
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
NAICS code
311999 — Yeast manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
48
Total hours worked
108946
EIN
751305566
Establishment ID
1106298
Employer case #
1

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
9:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
06FEB24:15:08:00

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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.