Texarkana, AR — 2023-10-28

OSHA Injury Report: Flowers Bakery of Texarkana, LLC.

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On 2023-10-28, an injury at Flowers Bakery of Texarkana, LLC. in Texarkana, AR 71854 resulted in days away from work. Employee was oven Operator in rolls and buns (including frozen) made in commercial bakeries.

Where did this happen?

Establishment: Flowers Bakery of Texarkana, LLC.
Parent company: Flowers Foods
Street: 7 Jim Walter Drive
City: Texarkana
State: AR
ZIP: 71854
On-site location: Production-Oven Area

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Days away from work (code 2)
Type: Injury (code 1)
Days away from work: 38
Days restricted or transferred: 25

Before the incident

Moving pedestal fan in oven area

What happened

General ovThere was a pedestal fan that was stationed between the Proofer and Oven. The Oven Operator was in the process of adjusting the fan to move the air flow in a different direction. There was damage to the guard at the lower bottom of the fan. The employee did not see this and when they moved the fan to redirect the air flow their finger went through the guard and made contact with the moving fan blade.en operator duties

Injury or illness

Laceration Cut Open Wound Finger Right Index Finger

Object or substance involved

Fan blade

Summary line

Laceration. Right INdex Finger

Employee and industry

Job description: Oven Operator
SOC code: 51-3091 — Food and Tobacco Roasting, Baking, and Drying Machine Operators and Tenders
NAICS code: 311812 — Rolls and buns (including frozen) made in commercial bakeries
NAICS vintage: 2022
Avg employees: 102
Total hours worked: 206340
Establishment ID: 356711
Employer case #: 2

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2023-10-28
Shift started: 7:30:00.000
Time of incident: 15:05:00.000
Submitted: 25JAN24:22:27:00

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.