Tama, IA —
OSHA Injury Report: Iowa Premium
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Iowa Premium in Tama, IA 52339 resulted in days away from work. Employee was whizard Knife Operator in beef produced in slaughtering plants.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Iowa Premium
- Parent company
- Iowa Premium
- Street
- 3337 L. Avenue
- City
- Tama
- State
- IA
- ZIP
- 52339
- On-site location
- Slaughter
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 2
Before the incident
Cleaning (trimming) carcass using upward and downward motion
What happened
EE was cleaning contamination for the cows from top to bottom using upward downward motion when he bent down he felt a pop in his lower back and the pain made it hard for him to breathe.
Injury or illness
Strained back
Object or substance involved
Downward motion bending
Summary line
Diagnosed back strain (overexertion)
Employee and industry
- Job description
- Whizard Knife Operator
- SOC code
- 51-3022 — Meat, Poultry, and Fish Cutters and Trimmers
- NAICS code
- 311611 — Beef produced in slaughtering plants
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 825
- Total hours worked
- 1738728
- EIN
- 274412548
- Establishment ID
- 106054
- Employer case #
- 30
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 6:00
- Time of incident
- 10:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 03FEB2025:21:43:00
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.