OSHA Injury Report: Derst Baking Company

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

An employee and their Supervisor were clearing built up dough from the scraper underneath the KRD rounder belt when the employee cut their finger on the scraper itself The equipment was stopped and the employee was using a small hand held blue metal detectable scraper to clean the scraper under the belt The edge of the scraper that sits against the conveyor is sharp This is not a routine task as this scraper is usually cleaned by Sanitation however with running through for the Holiday they did not have a down day to clean it resulting in excess dough build up

What happened

An employee and their Supervisor were clearing built up dough from the scraper underneath the KRD rounder belt when the employee cut their finger on the scraper itself The equipment was stopped and the employee was using a small hand held blue metal detectable scraper to clean the scraper under the belt The edge of the scraper that sits against the conveyor is sharp This is not a routine task as this scraper is usually cleaned by Sanitation however with running through for the Holiday they did not have a down day to clean it resulting in excess dough build up

Injury or illness

Laceration Cut Open Wound Hand Left Middle Finger

Object or substance involved

Dough Scraper on KRD

Summary line

Laceration Cut Open Wound Hand Left Middle Finger Dough Scraper on KRD Contact with sharp object

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

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.