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OSHA Injury Report: Mercer Foods

Injury · Days away from work

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.

Establishment
Mercer Foods
Parent company
Mercer Foods
Street
1836 Lapham Dr
City
Modesto
State
CA
ZIP
95354
On-site location
Rm 82 by dicer
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
119
Days restricted or transferred
61

slamming boxes

EE was slamming boxes at the dicer. When bending down to pick up the carton felt pain in lower back

sprain strain (not cumulative)

ergonomics while lifting operator error

low back strain picking up boxes and slamming

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 #
12
Date of incident
Shift started
17:00
Time of incident
22:50
Filing year
2024
Submitted
04FEB2025:23:06:00

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.