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OSHA Injury Report: Flowers Baking Co. of Lakeland, Inc.

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Flowers Baking Co. of Lakeland, Inc. in Lakeland, FL 33815 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was maintenance Engineer I in bakery products, fresh (i.e., bread, cakes, doughnuts, pastries), made in commercial bakeries.

Establishment
Flowers Baking Co. of Lakeland, Inc.
Parent company
Flowers Baking Co. of Lakeland, Inc.
Street
3355 W Memorial Blvd
City
Lakeland
State
FL
ZIP
33815
On-site location
Chill water mezzanine bread line 1
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Employee noticed that the line for the glycol mixer on bread line 1 was frosting. He went to check the sponge mixer panel and the panel showed the pump was off. When employee felt the line it felt like the it was still running. Employee then went to notify supervisor and they both checked the computer in the Engineering office and it also showed that the pump was off. Employee then left to back to the bread line 1 where sanitation was still cleaning and asked when they would be done so he could do his PMs. He was told 30 minutes so at this time the employee went to the compressor room to check the pump and noticed it was running. Employee checked the sponge mixer panel again and it showed off. At this point he went up to the chill water mezzanine to check the contactor and overload that controls the pump. Contactor was stuck closed and when he used his meter read to check the contactor the overload exploded. Employee was off to the left of the panel when checking and the arc flash went

Employee noticed that the line for the glycol mixer on bread line 1 was frosting. He went to check the sponge mixer panel and the panel showed the pump was off. When employee felt the line it felt like the it was still running. Employee then went to notify supervisor and they both checked the computer in the Engineering office and it also showed that the pump was off. Employee then left to back to the bread line 1 where sanitation was still cleaning and asked when they would be done so he could do his PMs. He was told 30 minutes so at this time the employee went to the compressor room to check the pump and noticed it was running. Employee checked the sponge mixer panel again and it showed off. At this point he went up to the chill water mezzanine to check the contactor and overload that controls the pump. Contactor was stuck closed and when he used his meter read to check the contactor the overload exploded. Employee was off to the left of the panel when checking and the arc flash went

Abrasion Scratches (superficial) Eye Left Eye Right Eye

Arc Flash

Abrasion Scratches (superficial) Eye Left EyeRight Eye Arc Flash Contact with electrical

Job description
Maintenance Engineer I
SOC code
51-8021 — Stationary Engineers and Boiler Operators
NAICS code
311812 — Bakery products, fresh (i.e., bread, cakes, doughnuts, pastries), made in commercial bakeries
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
212
Total hours worked
476864
EIN
592430639
Establishment ID
1081592
Employer case #
80
Date of incident
Shift started
0:00
Time of incident
7:52
Filing year
2025
Submitted
30JAN26:16:43:00

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.