Paducah, KY —
OSHA Injury Report: Dippin Dots
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at Dippin Dots in Paducah, KY 42001 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was production Maintenance in desserts, frozen (except bakery), manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Dippin Dots
- Street
- 5101 Charter Oak Drive
- City
- Paducah
- State
- KY
- ZIP
- 42001
- On-site location
- Dippin' Dots, Main Building
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 7
Before the incident
Holding a plexiglass door while standing straight up.
What happened
Employee was holding a plexiglass door on pre-pack #6 while another maintenance worker was re-fastening the door to the machine. During the time where the employee was holding the door the employee felt a pain in his lower back. Employee was initially did not want to go to the clinic to be examined but did want to go the following day and get evaluated. Employee was diagnosed with a strain in his lower back and placed on restrictions. Employee returned to full duty on [REDACTED].
Injury or illness
Nature of Injury: Sprain |Type: |Body Part: Back
Object or substance involved
Pre-Pack Machine
Summary line
Employee was diagnosed with a strain in his lower back after picking up a plexiglass door.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Production Maintenance
- SOC code
- 49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
- NAICS code
- 311520 — Desserts, frozen (except bakery), manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 205
- Total hours worked
- 413719
- Establishment ID
- 1260537
- Employer case #
- IE-2509-0
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:30
- Time of incident
- 7:30
- Filing year
- 2025
- Submitted
- 28JAN26:17:30:00
Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2025. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.