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Fractures

1 hospitalization · 2019088509 · 8/18/2019 · Bimbo Bakeries USA Inc

Severity

Hospitalized
1
Amputation
0
Loss of eye
0
Body part
Lumbar region
Nature of injury
Fractures

Cause

Event
Overexertion in lifting-single episode
Source
Mixers, blenders, whippers-food and beverage

Employer

Name
Bimbo Bakeries USA Inc
Location
5005 SW Wenger Dr, TOPEKA, KANSAS, 66609
NAICS
311812
Jurisdiction
1

Narrative

At 7:30 a.m. on 8/18/19, a maintenance employee was removing bolts from the bearing housing of a mixer using a break-over bar with a socket. He was standing inside the mixer panel on a flat surface with the break-over bar at chest height lifting upwards when he felt a sharp pain in his back and his knees became weak. He then laid down on his back. He suffered a compression fracture on his L7 vertebra.

Source

Authoritative
OSHA Severe Injury Reports
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