Fitzgerald, GA —
OSHA Injury Report: American Blanching Co
Injury · Job transfer or restriction
At a glance
On , an injury at American Blanching Co in Fitzgerald, GA 31750 resulted in job transfer or restriction. Employee was roast Lift Truck Operator in seeds, snack (e.g., canned, cooked, roasted, salted) manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- American Blanching Co
- Parent company
- American Blanching Company, Inc.
- Street
- 155 Rip Wiley Road
- City
- Fitzgerald
- State
- GA
- ZIP
- 31750
- On-site location
- Plant 2 grind room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Job transfer or restriction (code 3)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days restricted or transferred
- 82
Before the incident
Sweeping [REDACTED]
What happened
EE bent over to pick up trash from the floor using a dust pan. EE bent over at the waist instead of squatting with the legs to pick up the trash using a dustpan. This improper lifting method contributed to this injury.
Injury or illness
Strained muscle in lower back
Object or substance involved
Not applicable ... Injury caused by incorrect lifting method
Summary line
Pulled muscle in lower back when bending over to pick up trash with a dust pan.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Roast Lift Truck Operator
- SOC code
- 53-7051 — Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
- NAICS code
- 311911 — Seeds, snack (e.g., canned, cooked, roasted, salted) manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Avg employees
- 356
- Total hours worked
- 667613
- EIN
- 581926957
- Establishment ID
- 580944
- Employer case #
- 23_359
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 7:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 8:30:00.000
- Submitted
- 29FEB24:18:24:00
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.