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OSHA Injury Report: Joplin

Injury · Days away from work

On , an injury at Joplin in Joplin, MO 64804 resulted in days away from work. Employee was temporary General Utility I in specialty Frozen Foods.

Establishment
Joplin
Parent company
Ajinomoto Foods North America
Street
3131 Quail Ave
City
Joplin
State
MO
ZIP
64804
On-site location
Line 4 Veggie Prep Area
Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
6

General Production Prep

he employee was lifting 25-30 lbs marked chicken boxes from the ground level. As he was lifting he noticed a sharp pain on the right side of his back. He lowered himself to an empty pallet. The employee struggled to sit up on his own.

Pinched sciatic nerve.

Movement

Back Strain

Job description
Temporary General Utility I
SOC code
9999 — Uncoded
NAICS code
311412 — Specialty Frozen Foods
NAICS vintage
2012
Avg employees
347
Total hours worked
651372
Establishment ID
364220
Employer case #
2
Date of incident
Shift started
14:30
Time of incident
16:30
Filing year
2024
Submitted
18FEB2025:00:34:00

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.