Decatur, AL · 2024-12-11

OSHA Injury Report: Decatur Fresh Plant

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On 2024-12-11, an injury at Decatur Fresh Plant in 254 Ipsco Street, Decatur, AL 35601 resulted in days away from work. Employee was complex Maintenance Mgr in poultry Processing.

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Where did this happen?

Establishment: Decatur Fresh Plant
Parent company: Wayne Farms
Street: 254 Ipsco Street
City: Decatur
State: AL
ZIP: 35601
On-site location: Decatur Fresh Plant

What was the outcome?

Outcome: Days away from work (code 2)
Type: Injury (code 1)
Days away from work: 1

Before the incident

hammering

What happened

The ee reports he was in the maintenance shop knocking a shaft out of a hub with a hammer and a piece of the metal pinched off and flew into his chest on the left side going through 3 pieces of clothing and causing a small cut and contusion to the chest. He feels this has become lodged into the skin above the L nipple line.

Injury or illness

Chest Left: Foreign Body

Object or substance involved

foreign body

Summary line

Foreign body L side of chest: foreign body

Employee and industry

Job description: Complex Maintenance Mgr
SOC code: 9999: Uncoded
NAICS code: 311615: Poultry Processing
NAICS vintage: 2012
Employees at this establishment (2024 average): 637
Hours worked at this establishment (2024 total): 1,294,493
EIN: 582530930
Establishment ID: 307711
Employer case #: 2024026583

When (timing detail)

Date of incident: 2024-12-11
Shift started: 07:00
Time of incident: 13:00
Filing year: 2024
Submitted to OSHA: 2025-02-10

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2024. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.

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