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
- Pet Unloading Room
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 90
Before the incident
sealing bags of pet product
What happened
EE was sealing bags and engaged the machine and had his hands under while it was engaged and and the heat bar came forward and crushed his fingers
Injury or illness
fracture
Object or substance involved
operator error of sealing machine
Summary line
nondisplaced fracture of distal phalanx of left middle finger; bag sealer
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 #
- 17
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 17:00
- Time of incident
- 0:12
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 05FEB2025:16:17:00
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.