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OSHA Injury Report: Flowers Baking Co. of Lakeland, Inc.

Injury · Other recordable case

At a glance

On , an injury at Flowers Baking Co. of Lakeland, Inc. in 3355 W Memorial Blvd, Lakeland, FL 33815 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was maintenance Engineer in bakery products, fresh (i.e., bread, cakes, doughnuts, pastries), made in commercial bakeries.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Flowers Baking Co. of Lakeland, Inc.
Parent company
Flowers Baking Co. of Lakeland, Inc.
Street
3355 W Memorial Blvd
City
Lakeland
State
FL
ZIP
33815
On-site location
Maintenance Shop

What was the outcome?

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

Before the incident

Employee was working the [REDACTED] on a welding project. He and another employee were swapping out doing the welding and while the other was welding the other was in the area. The employee left for the day and went home then [REDACTED] his eyes were burning and states everything was blurry and couldnt see two feet in front of him. At this point his girlfriend took him to the ER and was diagnosed with Flash Burn to the eyes. There was no immediate pain or injury to the employees eyes at any time while at work.

What happened

Employee was working the [REDACTED] on a welding project. He and another employee were swapping out doing the welding and while the other was welding the other was in the area. The employee left for the day and went home then [REDACTED] his eyes were burning and states everything was blurry and couldnt see two feet in front of him. At this point his girlfriend took him to the ER and was diagnosed with Flash Burn to the eyes. There was no immediate pain or injury to the employees eyes at any time while at work.

Injury or illness

Eye Irritation Eye Left Eye Right Eye

Object or substance involved

Welders Keratitis of both eyes

Summary line

Eye Irritation Eye Left EyeRight Eye Wlders Keratitis of both eyes Exposure to

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance Engineer
SOC code
51-8021 — Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
NAICS code
311812 — Bakery products, fresh (i.e., bread, cakes, doughnuts, pastries), made in commercial bakeries
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
212
Total hours worked
445655
EIN
592430639
Establishment ID
1081592
Employer case #
49

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
8:00:00.000
Time of incident
15:00:00.000
Filing year
2023
Submitted
23JAN24:21:42:00

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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.