OSHA Injury Report: Indianapolis IN Frozen Pies (Bakery)

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

TM was managing filling totes. Line was running well no major issues of note or upset conditions. Line was not excessively dirty. Noticed lower than normal amount of rework coming from the lattice cutter.

What happened

TM was working on [REDACTED] when he saw some split dough coming through the bands of the lattice cutter. He tried reaching into the bands to get the piece of dough on the side of the machine opposite of him and got his hand caught in the machine. TM 's right hand suffered three cuts two shallow and one deeper with some skin removed on the 1st and 2nd knuckle of the middle finger and 2nd knuckle of the ring finger.

Injury or illness

Medical Treatment

Object or substance involved

Machinery Miscellaneous Machinery

Summary line

Employee was functioning as backup machine operator during the shift. Employee was managing filling totes prior to the incident. Another employee went to the line and found the EE hand stuck in the exit rollers of the lattice cutter assembly.

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.