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
- Expansion Tray Wash
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 19
Before the incident
working with co-worker on washing and stacking trays
What happened
EE states she bent over to unkink a water hose and felt discomfort in her back
Injury or illness
sprain strain lumbar not cumulative
Object or substance involved
improper bending (ergo)
Summary line
strain sprain lumbar spine (not cumulative) bent to pick up hose
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 #
- 18
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 23:00
- Time of incident
- 1:00
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 05FEB2025:16:24:00
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.