Modesto, CA —
OSHA Injury Report: Mercer Foods
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at Mercer Foods in Modesto, CA 95354 resulted in days away from work. Employee was general Labor in freeze-dried, food processing, fruits and vegetables.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- Mercer Foods
- Parent company
- Mercer Foods
- Street
- 1836 Lapham Dr
- City
- Modesto
- State
- CA
- ZIP
- 95354
- On-site location
- Near Triangle 2 box staging area
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 20
- Days restricted or transferred
- 160
Before the incident
putting on coveralls
What happened
EE stated that he felt soreness and tightness in his lower back on previous [REDACTED] and while putting on his coveralls to get suited he bent over to place his foot into the coverall and felt pain in his lower left back.
Injury or illness
sprain strain (not cumulative)
Object or substance involved
previous day lifting and dumping of product
Summary line
non-traumatic mid back pain; dumping bags of product
Employee and industry
- Job description
- General Labor
- SOC code
- 53-7062 — Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand
- NAICS code
- 311423 — Freeze-dried, food processing, fruits and vegetables
- NAICS vintage
- 2012
- Avg employees
- 442
- Total hours worked
- 884894
- Establishment ID
- 995458
- Employer case #
- 4
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 13:00
- Time of incident
- 13:15
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 04FEB2025:22:24:00
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.