Lima, OH ·
OSHA Injury Report: BEF Inc. Lima
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at BEF Inc. Lima in 651 Commerce Parkway, Lima, OH 45804 resulted in days away from work. Employee was swat Sanitation in frozen fruits, fruit juices, and vegetables, manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- BEF Inc. Lima
- Street
- 651 Commerce Parkway
- City
- Lima
- State
- OH
- ZIP
- 45804
- On-site location
- Mix Fill 2
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 6
Before the incident
Operator was moving pipe on flow plate to next position
What happened
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
Injury or illness
Conjunctivitis in both eyes
Object or substance involved
Diluted sanitation chemicals
Summary line
Conjunctivitis of both eyes from chemical exposure
Employee and industry
- Job description
- SWAT Sanitation
- SOC code
- 9999: Uncoded
- NAICS code
- 311411: Frozen fruits, fruit juices, and vegetables, manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 332
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 760,711
- Establishment ID
- 752415
- Employer case #
- 5
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 06:00
- Time of incident
- 12:35
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-19
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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