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
- Rm 82 by dicer
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 119
- Days restricted or transferred
- 61
Before the incident
slamming boxes
What happened
EE was slamming boxes at the dicer. When bending down to pick up the carton felt pain in lower back
Injury or illness
sprain strain (not cumulative)
Object or substance involved
ergonomics while lifting operator error
Summary line
low back strain picking up boxes and slamming
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 #
- 12
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 17:00
- Time of incident
- 22:50
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 04FEB2025:23:06:00
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.