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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
between Blast Freezer 76 and Rm. 81
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
7

pre-loading in Rm. 81

EE states that while preloading in Rm. 81 she started feeling a strain in right side of lower back while transferring a cart into 76 [REDACTED] she felt a harsh pull in her right lower back.

sprain strain not cumulative

overexertion manhandling a cart

strain lumbar left side overexertion

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 #
24
Date of incident
Shift started
5:00
Time of incident
12:50
Filing year
2024
Submitted
05FEB2025:17:58:00

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.