Humboldt, TN — 2025-01-31

OSHA Injury Report: Bongards Creameries South

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On 2025-01-31, an injury at Bongards Creameries South in Humboldt, TN 38343 resulted in days away from work. Employee was grinder Operator in processed cheeses manufacturing.

Where did this happen?

Establishment: Bongards Creameries South
Parent company: Bongards Creameries
Street: 3001 US-45 West Bypass
City: Humboldt
State: TN
ZIP: 38343
On-site location: Stripping Room - Bulk Line

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Days away from work (code 2)
Type: Injury (code 1)
Days away from work: 276
Days restricted or transferred: 16

Before the incident

Employee was manually cleaning a conveyor belt roller on the Bulk Line in the Stripping Room

What happened

The employee was laying under the conveyor belt and wiping the roller. The conveyor was not locked out and was on a slow speed. The employee was wearing a smock over her uniform and when her arm got close to the pinch point of the moving conveyor belt and roller the sleeve of her smock was pulled into it and arm caught between conveyor belt and roller. It took approximately 65 seconds to get her out.

Injury or illness

Broken arm

Object or substance involved

Conveyor belt pinch point

Summary line

Arm was pulled between the Bulk Line conveyor belt and roller causing a break

Employee and industry

Job description: Grinder Operator
SOC code: 51-9021 — Crushing, Grinding, and Polishing Machine Setters, Operators, a
NAICS code: 311513 — Processed cheeses manufacturing
NAICS vintage: 2022
Avg employees: 188
Total hours worked: 436370
EIN: 272106968
Establishment ID: 1079755
Employer case #: 2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2025-01-31
Shift started: 17:45
Time of incident: 0:51
Filing year: 2025
Submitted: 02MAR26:20:03:00

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.