OSHA Injury Report: Tasty Baking Company

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Employee was investigating an air leak in the use bin room and climbed to the first mezzanine to look for the air leak Employee found an air hose not secured and secured the air line and then went to climb back down to the ground level As they descended the ladder their foot contacted the cross beam that supports platform structure behind the ladder instead of the ladder rung and caused their foot to slip off the ladder rung When their foot slipped it dropped from the cross beam to the rung and the employee tightened their grip on the ladder handle This caused their right hand ring finger to be forced against the handle with excess force The employee felt immediate pain in their finger and it began to swell

What happened

Employee was investigating an air leak in the use bin room and climbed to the first mezzanine to look for the air leak Employee found an air hose not secured and secured the air line and then went to climb back down to the ground level As they descended the ladder their foot contacted the cross beam that supports platform structure behind the ladder instead of the ladder rung and caused their foot to slip off the ladder rung When their foot slipped it dropped from the cross beam to the rung and the employee tightened their grip on the ladder handle This caused their right hand ring finger to be forced against the handle with excess force The employee felt immediate pain in their finger and it began to swell

Injury or illness

Sprain Finger Right Ring Finger

Object or substance involved

Ladder railing

Summary line

Employee right hand ring finger was forced against a handle with excess force

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.