Bayonne, NJ ·
OSHA Injury Report: Olam Food Ingredients (ofi) dBa Olde Thompson formerly Gel Spice
Hearing loss · Other recordable case
At a glance
On , a hearing loss at Olam Food Ingredients (ofi) dBa Olde Thompson formerly Gel Spice in 48 Hook Rd, Bayonne, NJ 7002 resulted in other recordable case. Employee was material Handler in pepper (i.e., spice) manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Parent company
- Olam Food Ingredients (ofi) dBa Olde Thompson formerly Gel Spice
- Street
- 48 Hook Rd
- City
- Bayonne
- State
- NJ
- ZIP
- 7002
- On-site location
- production
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Other recordable case (code 4)
- Type
- Hearing loss (code 5)
Before the incident
n a
What happened
Employee experienced a gradual loss of hearing over time while working near high-decibel machinery in the packaging area. Noise levels in the area consistently measured above 80 dBA.
Injury or illness
Audiogram confirmed a Standard Threshold Shift (STS) of 10 dB or more for RIGHT ear.
Object or substance involved
Occupational Noise
Summary line
Employee experienced a gradual loss of hearing over time while working near high-decibel machinery in the packaging area. Noise levels in the area consistently measured above 80 dBA.
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Material Handler
- SOC code
- 53-7062: Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
- NAICS code
- 311942: Pepper (i.e., spice) manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2024 average)
- 375
- Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total)
- 741,258
- Establishment ID
- 1260540
- Employer case #
- 14h
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Time of incident
- Not known — the employer filed this case without a time of day.
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2025-01-16
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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