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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 skilled maintenance technician 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
By Chamber 23 (Pet)
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
119
Days restricted or transferred
61

changing out a pump

EE lifted the new pump to swap it into place and felt a sharp tear in his right bicep area

bicep tear

manhandling heavy load

strain tear (acute) right bicep lifting

Job description
skilled maintenance technician
SOC code
49-9041 — Industrial Machinery Mechanics
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 #
13
Date of incident
Shift started
6:00
Time of incident
10:40
Filing year
2024
Submitted
04FEB2025:23:10:00

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.