OSHA Injury Report: Bosie

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Washing cheese paddles in COP tank.

What happened

EE was working in the vat room on [REDACTED] this was their first week on the floor. EE was in a 2-man crew cutting cheese and collecting samples. Batches were dumped and paddles were placed in COP tanks after cutting cheese while they sprayed vats out after draining EE was lifting one of the paddles out of the COP tank when they felt sharp pain in lower back. Paddles weight approx. 40 lbs. Incident was not reported because EE did not think much of it at the time. Pain scale did not rate high enough initial pain clocked in at [REDACTED] Employee called culture supervisor in the morning on [REDACTED] stating they cannot move around very good. Sup sent them home until safety HR could reach out with next steps. EE was referred to Occupational Medicine for evaluation.

Injury or illness

Nature of Injury: Sprain |Type: |Body Part: Back

Object or substance involved

Vats

Summary line

Summary: Culture Employee Injured Back Lifting Paddles |Nature of Injury: Sprain |Type: Strain Overexert |Body Part: Back |Equipment: Vats

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.