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OSHA Injury Report: American Blanching Co

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

At a glance

On , an injury at American Blanching Co in 155 Rip Wiley Road, Fitzgerald, GA 31750 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was roast Lift Truck Operator in seeds, snack (e.g., canned, cooked, roasted, salted) manufacturing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
American Blanching Co
Parent company
American Blanching Company, Inc.
Street
155 Rip Wiley Road
City
Fitzgerald
State
GA
ZIP
31750
On-site location
Plant 2 Peanut Butter staging room adjacent to filler room

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

EE was shifting a 500 pound drum on a pallet manually

What happened

EE pulled a back muscle by overexertion as a result of not properly moving ALL drums with a mechanical lifting device

Injury or illness

Lower back strain

Object or substance involved

None . overexertion is cause of injury

Summary line

EE was staging 500 # drum onto a pallet for transport to storage. After shifting (1) drum on pallet manually EE used mechanical lifting device to relocate other drums to the storage pallet. In the process EE apparently strained back by overexertion.

Employee and industry

Job description
Roast Lift Truck Operator
SOC code
53-7051 — Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
NAICS code
311911 — Seeds, snack (e.g., canned, cooked, roasted, salted) manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
356
Total hours worked
667613
EIN
581926957
Establishment ID
580944
Employer case #
23_449

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
7:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
28FEB24:20:17:00

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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.