Aryzta, LLC: OSHA inspections and violations

Incident on Mar 8, 2019: Employee amputates finger while clearing blockage

At approximately 12:30 p.m. on March 8, 2019, an employee was working on a blockage in the Azo Flour System. The employee was trying to find the blockage in the Azo Flour System pipes. When he reached his hand into a pipe with his screwdriver to break up the flour, his finger got pinched. The employee suffered an amputation injury to the left middle finger. The employee was not hospitalized and was treated and released the same day as the injury.

Incident on Feb 26, 2018: Employee suffers partial amputation of three fingers while c

At 4:50 p.m. on February 26, 2018, Employee #1 was standing on the lower rear cross beam, manually cleaning and removing any visible remnants of cookie dough from the edge of the case of an APV Baker Perkins dough logger. The machine was off, but while cleaning, the drum/dough chunker was activated. This created a pinch point between the stationary case and the rotating dough chunker drum. His right index, middle, and ring fingers were caught in the pinch/nip point, causing partial amputation of the fingers. Employee #1 was admitted on to the hospital for treatment.

Incident on Dec 13, 2017: Employee sustains amputation of a finger tip while adjusting

At 4:55 p.m. on December 13, 2017, an employee was adjusting the bun aligner on a food processing machine. The employee rested his right hand on the panel where the bun aligner hold-down moves up and down and the hold-down mechanism nicked his finger. The employee sustained the amputation of a finger tip.