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OSHA Injury Report: Big Flats

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Big Flats in 1 Turtle Circle, Horseheads, NY 14845 resulted in days away from work. Employee was machine Operator in confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Big Flats
Parent company
pladis Global
Street
1 Turtle Circle
City
Horseheads
State
NY
ZIP
14845
On-site location
Echo

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
2

Before the incident

Dumping boxes of pretzels into the enrobing conveyor.

What happened

The conveyor adjuster handle was not secured and struck the EE in the nose.

Injury or illness

Laceration and fracture of the nose

Object or substance involved

Machining Equipment

Summary line

EE was dumping pretzels into the feeder. The conveyor was raised for manual feeding. The handle for the conveyor fell and made contact with the EE 's nose.

Employee and industry

Job description
Machine Operator
SOC code
51-3099 — Food Processing Workers, All Other
NAICS code
311352 — Confectionery Manufacturing from Purchased Chocolate
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
267
Total hours worked
613489
EIN
830362937
Establishment ID
1441104
Employer case #
BF2025000

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
10:20
Filing year
2025
Submitted
27JAN26:13:56:00

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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.