Flavoring Syrup and Concentrate Manufacturing

NarrativeAt 7:30 a.m. on May 18, 2017, an employee was working the Production Department Room B, cleaning and setting up a piston filler. The employee connected the compressed air supply line and energized the pneumatically driven piston. The employee pressed a button to pump the liquid out and realized the two locks on top of the cylinder were too tight to allow the machine to work properly. The employee loosened both locks manually and the filler started pumping the liquid. The employee tried to catch the cylinder when it fell off the machine and caught their finger. The employee was transported to Mission Viejo Hospital and was hospitalized. The employee amputated the fingertip from his left hand pinky.

NarrativeAt 1:47 p.m. on March 14, 2017, an employee was struck by a forklift and sustained a knee injury.

NarrativeAn employee was setting up a vessel to be cleaned. When the employee opened up a sample port on the vessel, he was sprayed with yeast extract, suffering first and second degree burns to his torso and upper legs.