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OSHA Injury Report: Flowers Baking Company of Knoxville

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Flowers Baking Company of Knoxville in Knoxville, TN 37921 resulted in days away from work. Employee was production Leadperson 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 Mixer
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
19
Days restricted or transferred
18

Removing dough from the mixer

employee was removing dough from the mixer their left little finger became trapped between the mixer bowl and the chunker frame. This incident occurred when another employee inadvertently moved the chunker creating a temporary pinch point between the lowered mixer bowl and the chunker frame.

Amputation Hand Left Little Finger

Mixer #1 Bowl

Amputation Hand Left little finger Mixer #1 Bowl Struck against

Job description
Production Leadperson
SOC code
51-3099 — Food Processing Workers, All Other
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 #
175
Date of incident
Shift started
18:00
Time of incident
22:18
Filing year
2025
Submitted
29JAN26:19:24:00

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.