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OSHA Injury Report: Erlanger Wild Flavors

Injury · Other recordable case

On , an injury at Erlanger Wild Flavors in Erlanger, KY 41018 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was sPRAY DRY OPERATOR.

Establishment
Erlanger Wild Flavors
Parent company
Wild Flavors Inc
Street
1261 Pacific Ave
City
Erlanger
State
KY
ZIP
41018
On-site location
Southside - Spray Dry 5
Outcome
Other recordable case (code 4)
Type
Injury (code 1)

Colleague was working on [REDACTED] and setting up for a CIP (Clean in place). When attaching the piping in the sieve room the colleague was having trouble getting the piping to align with the connections. When trying to adjust the piping it slipped back and struck him in the mouth causing a chipped tooth and busted lip. The colleague then continued hooking up the CIP and starting the program before reporting.

Chipped tooth

Chipped tooth and bruised lip

The pipe flipped back and hit him in the face

(REC) Chipped Tooth while trying to adjust the piping

Job description
SPRAY DRY OPERATOR
SOC code
51-9051 — Furnace, Kiln, Oven, Drier, and Kettle Operators and Tenders
NAICS code
311930
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
730
Total hours worked
1450896
EIN
311403848
Establishment ID
992958
Employer case #
3542211
Date of incident
Shift started
14:00
Time of incident
3:30
Filing year
2025
Submitted
20FEB26:17:27:00

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.