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OSHA Injury Report: American Blanching Co

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at American Blanching Co in 155 Rip Wiley Road, Fitzgerald, GA 31750 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was plant Roaster Lead 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 Roaster

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Pulling standing water from the floor to a floor drain after completion of a roaster cleaning cycle

What happened

EE was using a squeege to pull water from underneath the roaster to a floor drain and her right hand struck a leg cross brace on the roaster while using the squeege to pull the water towards a floor drain.

Injury or illness

Injury requiring sutures

Object or substance involved

The steel leg cross brace of the roaster.

Summary line

EE caught the middle finger of the right hand between a leg cross brace on the roaster and a squeege when attempting to pull standing water upon the floor to a floor drain.

Employee and industry

Job description
Plant Roaster Lead
SOC code
51-3099 — Food Processing Workers, All Other
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_430

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
19:00:00.000
Time of incident
21:30:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
29FEB24:18:37:00

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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.