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OSHA Injury Report: Great Lakes Cheese - Abilene

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Great Lakes Cheese - Abilene in 2670 Great Lakes Drive, Abilene, TX 79602 resulted in days away from work. Employee was maintenance Technician in cheese merchant wholesalers.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Great Lakes Cheese - Abilene
Parent company
Great Lakes Cheese Company, Inc.
Street
2670 Great Lakes Drive
City
Abilene
State
TX
ZIP
79602
On-site location
Pack Hall 2

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
1
Days restricted or transferred
49

Before the incident

IE was in the process of repairing a chain on the printer conveyor on line 8. After the repairs were made the IE left the guard off while inspecting the chain as it was running.

What happened

Once confirmed that the chain was working properly the IE attempted to stand up from the seated position directly in front of the conveyor chain and sprocket. When he stood up but shoulder came into contact with the HMI requiring him to lean forward to get out of the area. This led to his left glove coming into contact with the chain and pulling his left index finger through the sprocket.

Injury or illness

Laceration and a suspected non-displaced fracture of the distal aspect of the tuft on his left index finger.

Object or substance involved

Chain and Sprocket

Summary line

Non-displaced fracture of the distal aspect of the tuft on right index finger

Employee and industry

Job description
Maintenance Technician
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
424430 — Cheese merchant wholesalers
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
280
Total hours worked
635965
Establishment ID
932976
Employer case #
7

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
18:00
Time of incident
3:00
Filing year
2024
Submitted
28JAN2025:20:55:00

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.