OSHA Injury Report: Baldinger Bakery St. Paul, MN

At a glance

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What was the outcome?

Before the incident

A production team member was refilling the shine sprayer system liquid ingredient reservoir when they strained their lower back. The reservoir holds many gallons of liquid and is filled with a ratio of one bag of shine emulsion to ~1 liter of water the water being scaled with a measuring cup that has a handle. This measuring cup is dipped into a large bucket containing several gallons of water. The setup of the work station positions this large bucket of water on a moveable table at waist height. The team member had depleted most of the water from the large bucket and moved it to refill from a faucet low on a support pillar nearby. It was after this bucket was mostly full (~60lbs in total weight) and the associate attempted to lift it back onto the table from floor level that they felt the strain in their lower back. The team member was 2 hours and 15 minutes into their shift on the second day of their workweek. They are experienced in their role (almost 30 years with the company) and

What happened

A production team member was refilling the shine sprayer system liquid ingredient reservoir when they strained their lower back. The reservoir holds many gallons of liquid and is filled with a ratio of one bag of shine emulsion to ~1 liter of water the water being scaled with a measuring cup that has a handle. This measuring cup is dipped into a large bucket containing several gallons of water. The setup of the work station positions this large bucket of water on a moveable table at waist height. The team member had depleted most of the water from the large bucket and moved it to refill from a faucet low on a support pillar nearby. It was after this bucket was mostly full (~60lbs in total weight) and the associate attempted to lift it back onto the table from floor level that they felt the strain in their lower back. The team member was 2 hours and 15 minutes into their shift on the second day of their workweek. They are experienced in their role (almost 30 years with the company) and

Injury or illness

Strain Back Lower Back

Object or substance involved

Blue Ingredients Scaling Bucket mostly full with water 60 lbs total weight

Summary line

Back strain from lifting heavy water bucket from floor.

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year unspecified. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.