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OSHA Injury Report: Balchem - Albert Lea

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at Balchem - Albert Lea in 1215 Hershey Street, Albert Lea, MN 56007 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was oP Operator in powders, baking, manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment
Balchem - Albert Lea
Parent company
Balchem Corporation
Street
1215 Hershey Street
City
Albert Lea
State
MN
ZIP
56007
On-site location
103 Extruder

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
22

Before the incident

Installing extruder screws

What happened

Another employee was assisting installation and did not mean to push screws while hands were inside collars

Injury or illness

Laceration to hand requiring sutures

Object or substance involved

Extruder screws

Summary line

Finger laceration while installing extruder screws

Employee and industry

Job description
OP Operator
SOC code
51-9199 — Production Workers, All Other
NAICS code
311999 — Powders, baking, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
107
Total hours worked
211963
Establishment ID
940880
Employer case #
FY23-00217

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:00:00.000
Time of incident
3:05:00.000
Submitted
12FEB24:14:35:00

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Source

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