Mt. Sterling, KY ·
OSHA Injury Report: Nestle Mt. Sterling
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Nestle Mt. Sterling in 150 Oak Grove Drive, Mt. Sterling, KY 40353 resulted in days away from work. Employee was processing Associate in frozen pizza manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Nestle Mt. Sterling
- Parent company
- Nestle Holdings, Inc.
- Street
- 150 Oak Grove Drive
- City
- Mt. Sterling
- State
- KY
- ZIP
- 40353
- On-site location
- Line 6 processing; Manufacturing - Processing Area
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 32
Before the incident
During a washdown task on a flour duster at the production line the operator intended to remove a coagulated ball of flour that had been created due to a mix of flour and water. The operator stated that they failed to shut down and LOTO the equipment. The fingertip of their left hand ring finger was caught in the roller which resulted in an avulsion to the tip of the finger including removal of the nail. The employee was seen at the emergency room for medical evaluation and it was determined that surgery was required. During surgery approximately 1 cm of bone from the fingertip was removed resulting in an amputation classification.
What happened
During a washdown task on a flour duster at the production line the operator intended to remove a coagulated ball of flour that had been created due to a mix of flour and water. The operator stated that they failed to shut down and LOTO the equipment. The fingertip of their left hand ring finger was caught in the roller which resulted in an avulsion to the tip of the finger including removal of the nail. The employee was seen at the emergency room for medical evaluation and it was determined that surgery was required. During surgery approximately 1 cm of bone from the fingertip was removed resulting in an amputation classification.
Injury or illness
amputation of finger tip
Object or substance involved
rotating flour duster agitator
Summary line
During a washdown task on a flour duster at the production line the operator intended to remove a coagulated ball of flour that had been created due to a mix of flour and water. The operator stated that they failed to shut down and LOTO the equipment. The
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Processing Associate
- SOC code
- 51-3099: Food Processing Workers, All Other
- NAICS code
- 311412: Frozen pizza manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 1,047
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 1,879,340
- Establishment ID
- 1207513
- Employer case #
- 3420335485
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 15:30
- Time of incident
- 23:30
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-03-01
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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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