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OSHA Injury Report: American Blanching Co

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at American Blanching Co in 155 Rip Wiley Road, Fitzgerald, GA 31750 resulted in days away from work. Employee was sanitation Specialist 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 Grind Room

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
180

Before the incident

Walking down a staircase from the mezzanine to the floor

What happened

EE slipped and fell when transitioning from the staircase to the floor. The floor was damp as a result of condensation caused by temperature changes within the grind room.

Injury or illness

Injury to right elbow and lower back

Object or substance involved

EE fell backwards from the floor onto the bottom steps of the staircase

Summary line

EE slipped and fell when stepping from a mezzanine staircase to the floor injuring right elbow and lower back. Because of condensation within the grind room the concreted floor was damp which may have been a contributing factor.

Employee and industry

Job description
Sanitation Specialist
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
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 #
24_507

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
7:00:00.000
Time of incident
18:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
29FEB24:18:46:00

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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.