Fitzgerald, GA —
OSHA Injury Report: American Blanching Co
Injury · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , an injury at American Blanching Co in Fitzgerald, GA 31750 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was plant Roaster Lead 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 Roaster
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
Before the incident
Pulling standing water from the floor to a floor drain after completion of a roaster cleaning cycle
What happened
EE was using a squeege to pull water from underneath the roaster to a floor drain and her right hand struck a leg cross brace on the roaster while using the squeege to pull the water towards a floor drain.
Injury or illness
Injury requiring sutures
Object or substance involved
The steel leg cross brace of the roaster.
Summary line
EE caught the middle finger of the right hand between a leg cross brace on the roaster and a squeege when attempting to pull standing water upon the floor to a floor drain.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Plant Roaster Lead
- SOC code
- 51-3099 — Food Processing Workers, All Other
- 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_430
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 19:00:00.000
- Time of incident
- 21:30:00.000
- Submitted
- 29FEB24:18:37:00
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.