OSHA Injury Report: Flowers Baking Co. of Batesville, LLC

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Employee was re routed from make up area to work in wrapping area due to excessive call ins go homes Qty. 7) Total The employee was attempting to remove the final loaves of bread from the slicer area to begin the product change over on bread slicer #4 in bread wrap. Employee raised the guard over the infeed and slicer did come to a stop Then the employee reached too far into the slicer area without wearing PPE cut resistant gloves and his right middle finger ran down one of the slicer blades cutting it open at the tip this resulted in a small laceration to the tip of the right middle finger.

What happened

Employee was re routed from make up area to work in wrapping area due to excessive call ins go homes Qty. 7) Total The employee was attempting to remove the final loaves of bread from the slicer area to begin the product change over on bread slicer #4 in bread wrap. Employee raised the guard over the infeed and slicer did come to a stop Then the employee reached too far into the slicer area without wearing PPE cut resistant gloves and his right middle finger ran down one of the slicer blades cutting it open at the tip this resulted in a small laceration to the tip of the right middle finger.

Injury or illness

Laceration Cut Open Wound Finger Right Middle Finger

Object or substance involved

Slicer blades on bread wrap line #4

Summary line

Laceration cut open wound finger right middle finger

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

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.