OSHA Injury Report: Flowers Baking Co. of Miami

At a glance

Where did this happen?

What was the outcome?

Before the incident

Going up the steps and down the steps to the bread wrap area

What happened

The employee was working in the [REDACTED] 4 bagger area he walked up the steps and down to the basket stacker to pick up his tool pouch he then walked up the steps and was proceeding down the first step when he slipped and fell landing on his lower back and sliding down the steps and hitting his left elbow on the railing. The employee stated his back was hurting and he had no feeling in his left arm. We brought him to the office and called [REDACTED]. The employee had his slip-resistant shoes on but did not use 3 points of contact when going down the steps.

Injury or illness

Lower back injury

Object or substance involved

Employee fell coming down the steps employee was not using 3 points of contact

Summary line

Strain Back Lower Back Slipped on the cross over steps Slip trip fall

Employee and industry

When (timing detail)

Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections — no per-record IMIS deep link exists.