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OSHA Injury Report: BEF Inc. Lima

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at BEF Inc. Lima in Lima, OH 45804 resulted in days away from work. Employee was sWAT Sanitation in frozen fruits, fruit juices, and vegetables, manufacturing.

Establishment
BEF Inc. Lima
Street
651 Commerce Parkway
City
Lima
State
OH
ZIP
45804
On-site location
Mix Fill 2
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
6

Operator was moving pipe on flow plate to next position

Operator moved pipe and clamped it then started cycle and noticed pipe was leaking. Operator then loosened clamp to attempt getting gasket to seat correctly while system pressurized causing chemical to spray all over operator

Conjunctivitis in both eyes

Diluted sanitation chemicals

Conjunctivitis of both eyes from chemical exposure

Job description
SWAT Sanitation
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
311411 — Frozen fruits, fruit juices, and vegetables, manufacturing
NAICS vintage
2022
Avg employees
332
Total hours worked
760711
Establishment ID
752415
Employer case #
5
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00:00.000
Time of incident
12:35:00.000
Submitted
19FEB24:18:46:00

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.