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OSHA Injury Report: Flowers Baking Company of Knoxville

Injury · Job transfer or restriction

On , an injury at Flowers Baking Company of Knoxville in Knoxville, TN 37921 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was wrap Machine Operator in bakery products, fresh (i.e., bread, cakes, doughnuts, pastries), made in commercial bakeries.

Establishment
Flowers Baking Company of Knoxville
Parent company
Flowers Baking Company of Knoxville
Street
3100 North West Park Dr
City
Knoxville
State
TN
ZIP
37921
On-site location
Bread wrap line 4
Outcome
Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days restricted or transferred
166

While clearing bread from the slicer to the bagger 4 finger got pinched in between something. Results was her left little finger got amputated. Took to the hospital. Employee was clearing bad bread from the line at the time of incident

While clearing bread from the slicer to the bagger 4 finger got pinched in between something. Results was her left little finger got amputated. Took to the hospital. Employee was clearing bad bread from the line at the time of incident

Amputation Finger Left Little Finger

Flight conveyor after bread slicer #4

Amputation finger left little finger flight conveyor after bread slicer #4

Job description
Wrap Machine Operator
SOC code
51-9111 — Packaging and Filling Machine Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
311812 — Bakery products, fresh (i.e., bread, cakes, doughnuts, pastries), made in commercial bakeries
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
244
Total hours worked
481549
Establishment ID
961154
Employer case #
157
Date of incident
Shift started
20:30
Time of incident
21:07
Filing year
2025
Submitted
29JAN26:18:18:00

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.