Flowers Baking Company

Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing — Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified — SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

AMPUTATION — Worker suffered amputation at Flowers Baking Company in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS
Employer Flowers Baking Company Report ID 2025043693
Address 6000 NE Interstate 410 Loop City, State ZIP SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS 78218
Event Date April 21, 2025 Outcome Amputation
Nature of Injury Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Body Part Other finger(s) n.e.c.
Event Type Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing Source of Injury Conveyors belt, slot, chain
Secondary Source Secondary source not applicable
Industry (NAICS) 311812 Inspection # 1819689
GPS Coordinates 29.46000, -98.40000

Incident Narrative

An employee was cleaning spilled oil off a conveyor belt on the bread pan empty conveyor when his left hand was caught between the belt and roller guide, resulting in an amputation to the left index finger.

Incident Summary

On April 21, 2025, a worker at Flowers Baking Company in SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS suffered amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified to the other finger(s) n.e.c.. The incident was classified as struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing, with conveyors belt, slot, chain identified as the source of injury. The worker was amputation.

Context

OSHA has recorded 1,318 severe injury reports involving "Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing" incidents in our database. Browse all Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing injuries.

See all reports for Flowers Baking Company.

Similar Incidents

Other severe injury reports involving Struck by running powered equipment during maintenance, cleaning, testing events:

Date Employer Location Nature Outcome
Nov 12, 2024 U.S. Department of Veteran's Affairs DECATUR, GEORGIA Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Amp.
Jul 27, 2024 C. W. Bill Young VA Medical Center CAPE CORAL, FLORIDA Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Amp.
Sep 23, 2024 Pepper Source Ltd ROGERS, ARKANSAS Amputations involving bone loss Amp.
Oct 14, 2024 Farmers Cooperative Compress Inc. LUBBOCK, TEXAS Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Amp.
Sep 20, 2024 Wegmans Food Markets, Inc. ROCHESTER, NEW YORK Fractures Hosp.
Oct 8, 2024 Thermacell Repellents, Inc BUFORD, GEORGIA Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Amp.
Jul 29, 2025 Walmart, Inc. GROVETOWN, GEORGIA Amputations, avulsions, enucleations unspecified Amp.
Aug 20, 2024 Southwestern Wire, Inc. NORMAN, OKLAHOMA Amputations involving bone loss Amp.

About This OSHA Report

This is a severe injury report filed with OSHA. Employers are required to report all work-related fatalities and severe injuries within 8 to 24 hours. Browse more reports by industry or state below.

Browse All Injury Reports