OSHA Injury Report: Foodservice TEMPLE

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

While inserting a core shaft into a new roll the team member encountered resistance due to internal core damage or deterioration To overcome this he applied additional force to push the shaft into the core During this process he noticed a forklift operating nearby and looked up to confirm he was not in its path As he continued pushing while distracted his right thumb became positioned in the line of fire between the core and the shaft collar The additional force caused his thumb to be pinched between the core shaft and the collar resulting in a fracture and laceration

What happened

While inserting a core shaft into a new roll the team member encountered resistance due to internal core damage or deterioration To overcome this he applied additional force to push the shaft into the core During this process he noticed a forklift operating nearby and looked up to confirm he was not in its path As he continued pushing while distracted his right thumb became positioned in the line of fire between the core and the shaft collar The additional force caused his thumb to be pinched between the core shaft and the collar resulting in a fracture and laceration

Injury or illness

Fracture Hand Right Thumb

Object or substance involved

Core and core collar

Summary line

Fracture Hand Right Thumb Core and core collar Struck against

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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.