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
- between Blast Freezer 76 and Rm. 81
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 7
Before the incident
pre-loading in Rm. 81
What happened
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.
Injury or illness
sprain strain not cumulative
Object or substance involved
overexertion manhandling a cart
Summary line
strain lumbar left side overexertion
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 #
- 24
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 5:00
- Time of incident
- 12:50
- Filing year
- 2024
- Submitted
- 05FEB2025:17:58:00
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.