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OSHA Injury Report: Lake Foods LLC

Injury · Days away from work

At a glance

On , an injury at Lake Foods LLC in 355 Industrial Park Rd, Hartwell, GA 30643 resulted in days away from work. Employee was pallet Jack Operator in chickens, processing, fresh, frozen, canned, or cooked (except baby and pet food).

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Where did this happen?

Establishment
Lake Foods LLC
Parent company
Lake Foods
Street
355 Industrial Park Rd
City
Hartwell
State
GA
ZIP
30643
On-site location
Production Floor

What was the outcome?

Outcome
Days away from work (code 2)
Type
Injury (code 1)
Days away from work
85

Before the incident

Pushing pallet [REDACTED]

What happened

While operating the pallet jack it got stuck on a scale. Employee slipped while trying to move the pallet jack off the scale causing a strain to lower back

Injury or illness

Lower back strain

Object or substance involved

wet floor

Summary line

While operating the pallet jack it got stuck on a scale. Employee slipped while tring to move the pallet jack off the scale.

Employee and industry

Job description
Pallet Jack Operator
SOC code
53-7051: Industrial Truck and Tractor Operators
NAICS code
311615: Chickens, processing, fresh, frozen, canned, or cooked (except baby and pet food)
NAICS vintage
2022
Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
425
Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
826,645
Establishment ID
285811
Employer case #
11

When (timing detail)

Date of incident
Shift started
07:30
Time of incident
12:00
Filing year
2023
Submitted to OSHA
2024-02-01

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Source

Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.

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